'A Valued Friend of India's': PM Shares Highlights From His 'Historic' Visit to Ukraine | WATCH

New Delhi: After concluding his 'historic' one-day visit to Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a video on X sharing highlights from the visit to Kyiv. The two leaders met and held bilateral talks in Kyiv in the shadow of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

"Highlights from a very special visit to Ukraine, a valued friend of India's," the post read.

During his talks with President Zelenskyy, the PM asserted that India is ever ready to play an 'active' role in restoring peace in Ukraine, adding that he would even like to contribute personally to end the conflict.  

Further speaking on India's stance in the conflict, PM Modi said, "We are not neutral. From the very beginning, we have taken sides. And we have chosen the side of peace. We have come from the land of Buddha where there is no place for war. We have come from the land of Mahatma Gandhi who had given a message of peace to the entire world."

Following the PM's visit, the Indian leader invited Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to visit India.

At a media briefing following the talks between the two leaders, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar confirmed that Modi invited Zelenskyy to visit India.

"It's significant that our prime minister has visited Ukraine for the first time since 1992. It is natural on such occasions that he extends an invitation, which he did in this case," he said.

"So we expect that at some point, as per his convenience, President Zelenskyy will visit India," MEA added.

Asked at a media briefing on PM Modi's invitation, Zelenskyy said he would be happy to come to India.

Yes because when you begin a strategic partnership, and you begin some dialogue, I think that you don't need to waste time and do a big pause and that's why I think it will be good to meet together again."