How global media reported PM Modi’s visit to Ukraine as Russia continues its invasion of Kyiv

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, August 23, visited Ukraine and met President Volodymyr Zelensky as the Russian military continues to invade the country. Arriving for talks in Kyiv, PM Modi embraced Zelensky with a hug and held a minute of silence at a memorial commemorating children killed in Russia's invasion. PM Modi's visit to Ukraine, which has not explicitly condemned Russia's invasion of Kyiv, was closely watched by the West. News agency Associated Press (AP) said PM Narendra Modi's visit to war-torn Ukraine could be seen as India casting itself as a peace mediator as New Delhi offered “as a friend” to help bring peace to the country.