News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraPrime Minister Narendra Modi phoned Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a day before Russia, the US and Ukraine hold talks in Abu Dhabi.
India said it is ready to back any effort toward a peaceful end to the war, and Modi repeated that the conflict must be settled through negotiation. The two leaders also discussed wider bilateral cooperation.
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is preparing for the Abu Dhabi agenda and that Moscow must also ease tensions. He flagged Russia's blockade of Black Sea grain and said India could mediate on food corridors.
