Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he is ready to negotiate a settlement with Ukraine. According to news agency Reuters, Putin has said that India, China or Brazil can mediate between the two countries. During talks at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEZ) in the Russian city of Vladivostok, Putin said that Istanbul had tried to broker an agreement between the two countries when the war broke out in 2022. However, those conditions were never enforced. Previous efforts can now be built upon to start negotiations anew. Zelenskiy said – A peace summit can be organized in India. This statement of Putin came when PM Modi visited Russia on July 8, almost two months ago. Here he discussed stopping the war with Putin. Shortly after that, PM Modi also visited Ukraine for the first time on August 23. PM Modi visited Russia in July. His meeting took place in the middle of the NATO summit. Meanwhile, pictures of PM Modi hugging President Putin were widely discussed. Meanwhile, Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the path to peace does not lead from the battlefield. Meanwhile, in an interview with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Modi said, 'India has always been on the side of peace. I met Russian President Putin a few days ago. Then I said in front of the media that this is not the time for war. Putin's terms to stop the war were previously met in February 2022, a month after the war began, with several rounds of talks between Russia and Ukraine held in Istanbul, the Turkish capital. Its purpose was to prevent war. According to media reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin had two conditions to stop the war. He said Ukraine would have to withdraw its troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhia. Apart from this, Ukraine will never join NATO. However, Ukraine refused to accept these terms. Ukraine Claims – Nearly 4 Lakh Russian Soldiers Killed in War February 24, 2022 marks two and a half years since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, 10 thousand citizens of Ukraine have died so far, while 18,500 people have been injured. Ukraine claims that Russia has lost 3.92 lakh soldiers. Meanwhile, America imposed sanctions on 500 Russian companies. The Russia–Ukraine War first took place on 6 August 2024 when Ukraine invaded Russia and occupied its Kursk region. Since then Ukraine has been continuously attacking Russia. According to an RT report, 31 Russian citizens lost their lives in Ukrainian attacks in 20 days. This is the first time since World War II that a foreign power has occupied Russian soil. Ukraine captured 1263 square kilometers of Russia in two weeks. Ukraine claims that Ukraine has captured more land in 2 weeks than Russia has captured in 8 months of 2024.
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Putin said- We are ready to talk with Ukraine: India-China can mediate; Modi told Putin, the path to peace does not come from the battlefield
