Despite ‘substantive’ agenda, Jaishankar-Kuleba talks highlight India’s tightrope on Russia-Ukraine war

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The proposed peace summit is part of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s attempt to build international support for his 10-point peace plan, which was first announced in November 2022 during the G20 leaders’ summit in Indonesia. It is learnt that a request was also made for a meeting between the Ukrainian foreign minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which did not materialise. New Delhi: Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar Friday held a “substantive” discussion with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba, which included Kyiv’s request for New Delhi’s participation in its international peace summit to be hosted by Switzerland later this...