PM Modi Meets Zelensky in Japan at G7 - World Eye News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held their first face-to-face meeting on Saturday

on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan. The meeting came amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, which has entered its 100th day.

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Modi said that India would do "everything we can" to help end the war,

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while Zelensky invited India to join Ukraine's peace efforts.

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The two leaders also discussed the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, with Modi pledging to provide additional assistance to the country.

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India has taken a neutral stance on the Russia-Ukraine war.

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It has abstained from all UN Security Council resolutions condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and it has not imposed sanctions on Russia.

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India has said that it is committed to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity,

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and it has called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.

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However, India has also said that it understands Russia's security concerns, and it has praised Russia's role in the fight against terrorism.

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