Deputy National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pavan Kapoor, met Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to discuss India’s potential role in promoting peace as the Moscow-Kyiv conflict continues.
Andriy Yermak expressed hope that Prime Minister Modi would contribute to these efforts.
“Met with the Deputy National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India, @AmbKapoor. I emphasized the importance of restoring just peace for Ukraine and for India’s participation in this process. I expressed hope that Prime Minister @narendramodi will contribute to these efforts,” Yermak said in a post on X.
Yermak also highlighted the situation on the frontlines and the shelling of civilian infrastructure. “Andriy Yermak described the situation on the frontlines and the shelling of civilian infrastructure, including the Russian attack on Kostyantynivka,” the President of Ukraine’s website said in a statement.
On Saturday, a Russian missile struck a supermarket in the Ukrainian town of Kostiantynivka in the front-line Donetsk region, killing at least 14 people and injuring 43 others, according to Ukrainian officials reported by Al Jazeera. “Russian terrorists hit an ordinary supermarket and a post office. There are people under the rubble,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated on X.
Yermak emphasized the importance of restoring just peace for Ukraine and India’s role in this process. “The Head of the Presidential Office emphasized the importance of restoring just peace for Ukraine and India’s participation in this process. He expressed the hope that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be able to join in this effort,” the statement added.
Recently, India participated in the Group of Seven (G7) Summit as an outreach country. During a bilateral meeting with Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit, Prime Minister Modi reiterated India’s commitment to fostering a peaceful resolution to the ongoing hostilities in Ukraine.
The leaders engaged in productive discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and addressing the situation in Ukraine, according to an official release by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
PM Modi expressed that the loss of lives is painful for anyone who believes in humanity and stated that it is “heart-wrenching” when innocent children are killed. He reiterated that the resolution to the conflict cannot occur on the battlefield but only through dialogue.