Modi urges Putin to work toward ending Ukraine war

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to work towards ending the war in Ukraine, stressing that every day of conflict sets humanity back, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday, August 31, 2026. The meeting, which lasted nearly 30 minutes, focused on the Ukraine conflict and the broader trajectory of India-Russia relations. Modi told Putin that India supports all peaceful efforts to resolve the conflict and called for a shift from "endless wars to the end of war.