India’s PM adviser says never conveyed any statements from Zelensky to Putin — Kremlin
Ajit Kumar Doval described the main content of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's contacts in Kiev and the main basics of Modi's approach to resolving the conflict over Ukraine, Dmitry Peskov said
ST. PETERSBURG, September 12. /TASS/. National security adviser to India's prime minister, Ajit Kumar Doval, did not convey any messages to Russian President Vladimir Putin from Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
"There were no delivered messages," Peskov told journalists in response to a question whether Doval conveyed any message to Putin after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit last month to Ukraine.
Peskov also said that Doval described to Russian President Vladimir Putin his country’s approaches regarding the settlement of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
"He described the main content of [Indian Prime Minister Narendra] Modi's contacts in Kiev and the main basics of Modi's approach to resolving the conflict over Ukraine," Peskov said. "However, we are not speaking here about a clear-cut peace plan."
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kiev on August 23. It was the first-ever visit by the Indian prime minister to Ukraine since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 1992.
He spent several hours in the city. At a meeting with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, he said that Moscow and Kiev should gather at the negotiating table and find a resolution to the crisis. The prime minister assured that India is ready to contribute to every effort for achieving peace.
Earlier this month, the Hindustan Times daily reported that Zelensky had offered to hold the next "peace summit" on Ukraine in India if New Delhi agreed to sign the communique of the first meeting, which was adopted without Russia's participation.