August is anticipated to be the first visit to Ukraine by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022. According to sources, the visit is most likely to take place during the third week of August, with August 23 being the most likely date.
The visit comes after several diplomatic encounters between Ukraine and India, including a recent meeting between Modi and Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine, outside the G7 Summit in Italy. Both leaders stressed the value of communication and diplomacy during their talks as a means of ending the current situation. Modi reaffirmed India’s commitment to aiding in a diplomatic end to the conflict.
The context of high-level discussions between the two countries, including talks between Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and his Ukrainian colleague Dmytro Kuleba, makes Modi’s visit noteworthy. Like other international leaders who have visited Kiev since the start of the conflict, it is expected that Modi would go to Ukraine through Poland.