Indian diplomacy should have been successful if it worked for direct communication with Zelenski and Putin and mediated to end the war since Mr. Modi was in close communication with both. This would have caused better favor for both Zelenski and Putin and for the world since this war is causing untold miseries, uncertainties and bleak future with the world. It is cleaner that in modern wars no one gains and there is always a fear of escalation to atomic and global war which shall cause destruction and nothing else. We must work hard for peace for the benefit of all.
Latest on the Russia Ukraine war:
Ukraine's forces were fighting off a fierce Russian onslaught on the east of the country Sunday.
The front lines in the Ukraine war had shifted on Sunday as Russia made some advances in the fiercely contested eastern Donbas region and the Ukrainian military waged a counteroffensive near the strategic Russian-held city of Izium. In the west of Ukraine near the Polish border, missiles destroyed military infrastructure overnight and were fired at the Lviv region from the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials said. Stay with TOI for all updates.
Finland's government says it has decided to apply for NATO membership, reports AP
Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba said he met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Berlin on Sunday and that "more weapons and other aid is on the way to Ukraine".
Russian troops are now retreating from Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, after bombarding it for weeks, and Moscow's forces continue to engaged in a grinding battle for the country's eastern industrial heartland. After retreating from Kyiv this is the second major city wherefrom Russians are retreating.
