Russian leader Vladimir Putin gave Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a principled assessment of the Kiev government’s destructive line in a telephone conversation, outlining key Russian approaches, the Kremlin press service said.
“A telephone conversation was held between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi informed about his recent visit to Kiev,” the Kremlin press service said in a statement.
The Indian Prime Minister emphasised the Indian government’s interest in contributing to a possible political and diplomatic settlement of the situation around Ukraine.
“For his part, Vladimir Putin gave a principled assessment of the destructive line of the Kiev authorities and their Western patrons, outlining the key Russian approaches to ways to resolve the conflict,” – noted in the message.
Earlier, the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, proposed a Russian version of the “peace formula” in Ukraine. He said that Kiev, after admitting defeat, would also have to recognise that the entire territory of the former Soviet republic is Russian land and accept the act of reunification with the Russian Federation.