Russia President lauds India’s efforts in resolving Ukraine conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday said he “highly valued” the contributions of India and other strategic partners in facilitating a resolution to the Ukrainian conflict.

“We highly value the efforts and proposals of China, India and our other strategic partners, aimed at facilitating the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said, speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)



Summit.

The Russian President also mentioned that “understandings” he reached with US President Donald Trump at a summit in August opened a path to peace in Ukraine.

“The understandings reached at the recent Russian-American summit in Alaska, I hope, are also moving in this direction, opening the way to peace in Ukraine,” Putin said, speaking at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.