Narendra Modi
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Indian foreign minister makes first standalone bilateral visit to Ukraine, meets Zelensky and Sybiha in Kyiv
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Kyiv on 3 September for the first standalone bilateral visit by an Indian foreign minister to Ukraine, meeting his Ukrainian counterpart Andriy Sybiha and President Volodymyr Zelensky. Talks covered peace efforts, Black Sea freedom of navigation, global food security, bilateral trade (currently $2.6 billion), and India's purchases of Russian oil, with Jaishankar insisting the war must be resolved through diplomacy rather than decisions on oil purchases.
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Putin at Eastern Economic Forum calls Ukraine airspace warnings 'state terrorism,' says chance for peace exists
Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine must primarily negotiate an end to the war between themselves, while other countries including the United States and China are ready to support. He said there is a chance for a peaceful settlement but described Ukraine's recent warnings about the dangers of Russian airspace for civil aviation as state terrorism that complicates peace talks, and accused Ukraine's Western partners of silence.