‘You can stop Putin, put him in his place’: Zelenskyy tells India after meeting PM Modi in Kyiv

"...this is real war of one man and his name is Putin, against a whole country whose name is Ukraine," says Zelenskyy

PM Modi meets Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (Photo: PTI)

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kyiv on Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said India had the capability to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin and put him “in his place.”

“You are a big country. You have influence. You can stop Putin, halt his economy, and put him in his place…,” Zelenskyy told news agency ANI.

After speaking to the PM, he said India had begun to recognise that this is not just a conflict. “…this is real war of one man and his name is Putin, against a whole country whose name is Ukraine,” the Ukrainian President said.

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Earlier in the day, PM Modi had reiterated that India has never been neutral and was in favour of peace.

“We come from the land of Buddha and (Mahatma) Gandhi with a message of peace. I had told President Putin to his face that this is not the era of war. I told him last month that solutions cannot be found on the battlefield,” Modi said, assuring Zelenskyy that he, along with the rest of the country, were willing to contribute to facilitate the early return of peace in the region.

Modi’s visit to Ukraine marks a historic milestone in Indian diplomacy in Europe, which has been roiled by the Russia-Ukraine war.

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