Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that he had a good conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on strengthening the India-Ukraine partnership.

Modi conveyed India's consistent support for all efforts to bring peace and an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. "India will continue to provide humanitarian assistance guided by our people-centric approach," he added. 

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba will visit India next week as Kyiv looks to build support for its peace plan, two Indian officials familiar with the matter told Reuters news agency. It will be the first visit by a senior Ukrainian official since Russia's full-scale invasion two years ago.

Earlier in the day, Modi also spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin and congratulated him on his re-election. "We agreed to work together to further deepen and expand India-Russia Special & Privileged Strategic Partnership in the years ahead," Modi wrote on X.

The two leaders also discussed Ukraine, the Kremlin said in a statement. India, which has traditionally had close economic and defense ties with Russia, has refrained from criticizing Moscow over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, instead increasing its purchases of Russian oil to record levels.