In a high-stake and strategically vital conversation, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephonic conversation on August 18. During the conversation, President Putin, briefed PM Modi about his perspectives and assessment on the Alaska Summit with US President Donald Trump that was held on August 15th.
Prime Minister Modi thanked President Putin for his phone call and reasserted New Delhi’s commitment to support for the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict. India has always championed the path of dialogue and diplomacy as the ultimate solution to resolve any global conflict. PM Modi at many occasions has firmly reiterated that ‘this not an era of war, but it is one of dialogue and diplomacy’.
“Thank my friend President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting with President Trump in Alaska. India has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict and supports all efforts in this regard. I look forward to our continuous exchanges in the days to come”, Prime Minister Modi wrote on his X platform. Reports say that both the leaders also held a detailed discussion on various bilateral issues pertaining to the benefit of New Delhi and Moscow.
Thank my friend, President Putin, for his phone call and for sharing insights on his recent meeting with President Trump in Alaska. India has consistently called for a peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict and supports all efforts in this regard. I look forward to our…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 18, 2025
Conversation between Prime Minister Modi and President Putin comes at a strategically crucial juncture, when the geopolitical spotlight is on the US as the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and many other European leaders and NATO member countries are at Washington DC for a high-stake meeting with the US President Trump, to discuss the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni are expected to be at Washington to support the Ukrainian cause and urge President Trump for more concessions in favour of Ukraine, prior to reaching a conclusion on the three year-old Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Putin said his country is committed to ending the war, but the conflict’s “primary causes” must be eliminated for an agreement to be long-lasting.
Putin also warned Ukraine and the European Union against throwing a “wrench in the works” and cautioned against attempts to use “backroom dealings to conduct provocations to torpedo the nascent progress,” as per Al Jazeera.
Trump praised the “extremely productive meeting”, in which he said “many points were agreed to”. He said there is a “very good chance of getting there” – referring to a ceasefire – but conceded that there remain sticking points with Moscow, including at least one “significant” one.
He cautioned that it’s “ultimately up to them” – referring to Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” he said.
The Russian president phone call to PM Modi also hails the time-tested New Delhi-Moscow relationship at every critical scenario. Meanwhile, Russian President Putin is expected to visit India later this year for an annual bilateral summit marking the strengthening India-Russia bonhomie amidst all the geopolitical upheavals.
