Indian PM Narendra Modi hugs Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a trip to Kyiv.
Indian PM Narendra Modi hugs Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Modi has exchanged warm words with both Ukraine's and Russia's leaders.
  • Despite pressure from Western allies, India has refused to isolate Russia over the Ukraine war.
  • India's Narendra Modi this week spoke with both Ukraine's and Russia's leaders.
  • India is the world's largest importer of Russian oil and depends on Russia for military equipment.

When Narendra Modi visited Ukraine over the weekend, he greeted its president Volodymyr Zelenskyy with an exuberant bear hug.