- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine during a meeting at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek.
- Mr Modi said that humanity is set back every day the conflict continues and said that “we need to move from endless war to an end to the war”.
- Mr Putin thanked the Indian leader and claimed Russia was moving forward along the path to peace, despite Moscow maintaining that the conflict can only end on its terms.
- Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced constructive talks with US President Donald Trump's envoys to arrange a forthcoming visit to Kyiv.
- The diplomatic exchanges occurred as Russian strikes on Ukrainian military and energy infrastructure killed at least nine people in Kyiv and Odesa overnight.
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