Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the Russian leader: “We need to move from an endless war to the end of the war.”
An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said he must end the war with Ukraine in an awkward interaction.
Speaking during the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Monday, August 31, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned of the threat to humanity.
Modi told the Russian leader: “We need to move from an endless war to the end of the war.”
SCO seeks to be a counterbalance to the West and comprises of Russia, China, Iran, India, Pakistan, Belarus and others.
Vladimir Putin didn’t know where to look (Image: Getty)
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Modi told Putin that the war must end (Image: Getty)
An uncomfortable Putin responded: “Thank you very much, Mr Prime Minister. We are moving in that direction.”
It has been more than four years since Russia invaded Ukraine and peace does not appear to be nearby.
Putin has instead been ramping up the conflict.
His country has launched repeated strikes across Ukraine, including attacks on food warehouses that are now being blamed for alarming shortages and empty supermarket shelves.
Modi continued during the interaction: “Every day of war sets the humanity back, whereas every step taken towards peace fills the humanity with new hope and enthusiasm.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Image: Getty)
He urged an end to the war and called peace “crucial for the well-being of humanity”.
“A peaceful resolution to all issues at the earliest is the call of humanity, and this is India’s message,” Modi said.
Putin previously dismissed that the war was coming to an end.
“The special military operation continues,” he told United Russia, the Kremlin’s ruling party.
“We will move only forward.”