Russia Ukraine War: PM Modi to speak to Russian President Putin on phone today afternoon, say govt sources

Russia Ukraine War: PM Modi to speak to Russian President Putin on phone today afternoon, say govt sources

Russia Ukraine War: PM Modi to speak to Russian President Putin on phone today afternoon, say govt sources

New Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will speak to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, official sources said.

Modi's expected talk with Zelenskyy comes amid India's all-out efforts to evacuate its nationals, mostly students, from the country facing attack from Russia.

This is the second time Modi will speak to Zelenskyy since the war began.

The prime minister has also spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin after he launched an attack on Ukraine.

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