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Why did Modi urge Putin to end Ukraine war
Confirmed
Modi, whose country's economy depends heavily on discounted oil from Moscow, has made several similar pleas to Putin since he launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. No wonder the Russian president shifted in his seat and tapped his feet impatiently while his erstwhile buddy, the OG populist and Hindu nationalist, Narendra Modi gave him a mini-lecture - in public - on how he’s got to end his war against Ukraine.
RUSSIA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV HOURS AFTER ZELENSKYY WARNS OF MAJOR STRIKE Smoke rises in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 31, 2026. (Gleb Garanich/Reuters) "As of today, roughly speaking, 90% of food logistics operated by retail chains have been destroyed, but that doesn't mean Ukrainians will be left without food," Vysotskyi told reporters in Kyiv, according to Ukrainian state news agency Ukrinform.
The Russian president didn’t like what Narendra Modi told him but India’s PM is trying to keep the global gang together, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley The Russian president didn’t like what Narendra Modi told him but India’s PM is trying to keep the global gang together, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground.
Coming a week after a sudden mission to Moscow by CIA director John Ratcliffe , and amid reports that the White House may soon be sending special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Kyiv for their first visit, it looks like Putin’s buddies are ganging up against him.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched nearly 1,500 drones over four days, more than half of them jet-powered, accusing Moscow of attempting to wear down Ukraine and its population. "The current challenge facing Ukraine is the shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors ," Newton said, noting that the systems are also in heavy demand elsewhere around the world.
Reuters reported Aug. 28 that Russia had targeted warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, Ukraine’s largest private postal company and home-goods retailers. Based on what has come before, it seems unlikely they’re doing this for Ukraine, democracy, or even “humanity” - but rather to save their little cabal.
"Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm," Modi said on Monday. A uthoritarian populists like Vladimir Putin know that when fellow anti-democrats start calling them “my friend” the writing may be on the wall.
All the evidence suggests that Russia's leadership remains convinced it is on a path to military victory in Ukraine. Ukrainian deep strikes against the fuel infrastructure across Russia is causing long queues at gas stations while white Russians, who rule the federation, are sending the different ethnicities from Russia’s eastern empire into the Donbas meat grinder.
What's confirmed
- Modi, whose country's economy depends heavily on discounted oil from Moscow, has made several similar pleas to Putin since he launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- RUSSIA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV HOURS AFTER ZELENSKYY WARNS OF MAJOR STRIKE Smoke rises in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 31, 2026.
- The Russian president didn’t like what Narendra Modi told him but India’s PM is trying to keep the global gang together, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley The Russian president didn’t like what Narendra Modi told h
- Coming a week after a sudden mission to Moscow by CIA director John Ratcliffe , and amid reports that the White House may soon be sending special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to Kyiv for their first visit, it l
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched nearly 1,500 drones over four days, more than half of them jet-powered, accusing Moscow of attempting to wear down Ukraine and its population.
- "Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm," Modi said on Monday.
What's still developing
- "Every day spent in war pushes humanity back, and every step taken towards peace fills humanity with new hope and enthusiasm," Modi said on Monday.
- Modi, whose country's economy depends heavily on discounted oil from Moscow, has made several similar pleas to Putin since he launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
- There's no sign of these public calls for peace changing Putin's calculations.
- All the evidence suggests that Russia's leadership remains convinced it is on a path to military victory in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia launched nearly 1,500 drones over four days, more than half of them jet-powered, accusing Moscow of attempting to wear down Ukraine and its population.
- Reuters reported Aug. 28 that Russia had targeted warehouses belonging to major supermarket chains, Ukraine’s largest private postal company and home-goods retailers.
- RUSSIA LAUNCHES BALLISTIC MISSILE ATTACK ON KYIV HOURS AFTER ZELENSKYY WARNS OF MAJOR STRIKE Smoke rises in the city during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine August 31, 2026.…
- "The current challenge facing Ukraine is the shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors ," Newton said, noting that the systems are also in heavy demand elsewhere around the world.