Putin Says Indian PM Modi Has 'Good Ideas' on Ukraine Settlement

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has 'good ideas' for reaching a settlement in Ukraine, according to a report by TASS.

Putin noted that Modi constantly raises the issue in conversations and asks questions about how the conflict might be brought to an end, TASS reported. The remarks suggest India has remained an active interlocutor with Moscow on the war even as New Delhi has sought to maintain relations with both Russia and Western nations.

India's Position

India has not joined Western sanctions against Russia and has continued to purchase Russian energy, while also expanding trade and defense ties with the United States and European countries. New Delhi has periodically offered to help facilitate dialogue between Moscow and Kyiv, though it has not taken on a formal mediating role in peace negotiations led by other parties.

TASS's report did not specify the content of the ideas Putin attributed to Modi, nor did it indicate whether the two leaders have discussed the matter in a recent call or meeting. It is also unclear from the report whether Putin's comments were made in response to a specific diplomatic initiative or in more general remarks about international engagement on the war.

The comments come amid continuing international efforts, involving multiple governments, to find a path toward ending the fighting in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year.