NSA Ajit Doval To Visit Moscow For Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks: Sources

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be travelling to Moscow this week to hold discussions aimed at resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict, sources have said. This comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ukraine and met its President Volodymyr Zelensky and also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone.

Shortly after his trip to Ukraine, the Prime Minister had spoken to President Putin over the phone. A Russian Embassy statement said that during the phone call on August 27, Prime Minister Modi informed President Putin about his recent visit to Kiev and stressed India's commitment to bring about a settlement for Ukraine by political and diplomatic means.

"Vladimir Putin shared his principled assessment of the destructive policies of the Kiev authorities and their Western patrons, and went on to highlight Russia's approaches to resolving this conflict," the statement said.