Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to Russian president Vladimir Putin over phone on the Ukraine conflict. The telephonic conversation pertained to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, especially in Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck, the PMO said in a statement. PM Modi talks to Russian President Putin; Airlift Indian from Ukrain.
They discussed the safe evacuation of the Indian nationals from the conflict areas. PM Modi also chaired a high-level meeting on Wednesday night on the crisis amid India’s efforts to evacuate its citizens from the war-torn country, which is under attack from Russia.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, his Cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal and senior officials attended the meeting. PM Modi has held a series of meetings since Sunday to spearhead India’s efforts to safely bring back its nationals, asserting that this is his government’s top priority.
Earlier in the day, the Indian embassy in Ukraine asked all Indian nationals to leave Kharkiv immediately to safe zones or further westwards. MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that the advisory has been issued by our Embassy on the basis of information received from Russia.
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The external affairs ministry has assured that every Indian citizen will be brought back from Ukraine. It said that around 17,000 Indian nationals have left Ukraine through its different borders since the Indian Embassy in Ukraine issued advisories.
PM Modi govt send IAF aircraft to Romania bring Indians in Ukraine. The aircraft is expected to bring back Indians from Romania, who exited war-hit Ukraine through its border crossings. Officials said the IAF aircraft left for Romania early morning.
India on Tuesday sent the first tranche of humanitarian assistance comprising medicines and other relief materials to Ukraine via Poland. India had decided to send the relief supplies to Ukraine to help it deal with the humanitarian situation along its border areas with tens of thousands of people attempting to flee the Russian invasion.
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