Putin praises PM Modi’s peace push, says he has ‘good ideas’ for ending Ukraine war

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposals on resolving the Russia-Ukraine war, Indian outlets reported this week.

According to the Times of India, Putin lauded Modi’s peace push aimed at ending the conflict. NDTV reported that Putin told Modi he had “good ideas” for bringing the war to an end. NDTV also said Modi reiterated his stance on the conflict during a meeting with Putin last month.

Why the comments matter

If confirmed, the remarks would signal Russian receptiveness to public proposals from a major non-Western leader on a central foreign-policy crisis. Both Indian reports frame the exchange as part of ongoing diplomatic engagement between New Delhi and Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

What has been reported and what remains unclear

The two Indian outlets report the praise and the short quoted phrase; NDTV additionally says the leaders discussed the issue when they met last month. Neither report supplies further details of the proposals Modi presented, nor do the reports provide a verbatim, on-the-record transcript of the conversation between the leaders. Independent confirmation beyond the cited Indian media accounts was not provided in those reports.

The coverage reflects media accounts of the leaders’ exchanges rather than an official, independently verified Kremlin or Indian government release included in these reports.