Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, reiterating that India will continue to support peace efforts and place “the values of humanity” above all else.

The meeting in Evian-Les-Bains came as India continued its diplomatic engagement with both Kyiv and Moscow, advocating dialogue and negotiations as the way forward to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

”Met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Evian. In recent times, India and Ukraine have been engaging extensively. This has been reflected in different areas of our cooperation,” Modi said in a post on X.

”Our talks today were about reviewing different aspects of our cooperation. We both agree that trade ties need to be restored to what they were in the pre-war time. Also reiterated that India will always be on the side of peace, placing the values of humanity over everything else,” he said.

Met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Evian. In recent times, India and Ukraine have been engaging extensively. This has been reflected in different areas of our cooperation. Our talks today were about reviewing different aspects of our cooperation. We both agree that trade ties… pic.twitter.com/z0CUKKw9Hj— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 17, 2026

Met President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Evian. In recent times, India and Ukraine have been engaging extensively. This has been reflected in different areas of our cooperation. Our talks today were about reviewing different aspects of our cooperation. We both agree that trade ties… pic.twitter.com/z0CUKKw9Hj

India has been consistently calling for an end to the Russia-Ukraine conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.

After the meeting, Zelenskyy said that India and Ukraine have ”great potential for cooperation”, and are already implementing joint projects.

”Today, we discussed how to give them even more substance and expand cooperation across various sectors. Importantly, the Prime Minister is interested in developing mutually beneficial relations with Ukraine and sees that this partnership can make our people stronger.

”There are good industrial and other projects that we can implement together. We agreed that our teams would work through all the details,” he said on X.

Modi and Zelenskyy last held direct communication when the Ukrainian leader dialled him on August 30 last year.

After the phone conversation, Zelenskyy said India is ready to make the necessary efforts and to deliver the appropriate signal to Russia.

Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin two days after the call.

In July 2024, Modi travelled to Moscow and told Putin that a solution to the Ukraine conflict is not possible on the battlefield and peace efforts do not succeed in the midst of bombs and bullets.

The next month, Modi visited the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv and conveyed to Zelenskyy that both Ukraine and Russia should sit together without wasting time to end the war.

After the meeting, Zelenskyy said India and Ukraine had “great potential for cooperation” and discussed ways to expand collaboration across multiple sectors.

“I met with Prime Minister of India @narendramodi. Our countries have great potential for cooperation, and we are already implementing joint projects. Today, we discussed how to give them even more substance and expand cooperation across various sectors,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X.

He added that Modi was interested in developing “mutually beneficial relations” with Ukraine and that such a partnership could strengthen both countries.

“There are good industrial and other projects that we can implement together. We agreed that our teams would work through all the details,” the Ukrainian president said.

I met with Prime Minister of India @narendramodi. Our countries have great potential for cooperation, and we are already implementing joint projects. Today, we discussed how to give them even more substance and expand cooperation across various sectors.Importantly, the Prime… pic.twitter.com/2Fzlxv5OhL— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) June 17, 2026

I met with Prime Minister of India @narendramodi. Our countries have great potential for cooperation, and we are already implementing joint projects. Today, we discussed how to give them even more substance and expand cooperation across various sectors.Importantly, the Prime… pic.twitter.com/2Fzlxv5OhL

What Zelenskyy has to say about the meeting

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Ukrainian leader emphasised that both Kyiv and New Delhi have great potential for cooperation.

“I met with the Prime Minister of India @narendramodi. Our countries have great potential for cooperation, and we are already implementing joint projects. Today, we discussed how to give them even more substance and expand cooperation across various sectors,” the Ukrainian leader averred.

He noted that both sides agreed to build stronger partnerships that are mutually beneficial. “Importantly, the Prime in developing mutually beneficial relations with Ukraine and sees that this partnership can make our people stronger,” Zelenskyy said.

“There are good industrial and other projects that we can implement together. We agreed that our teams would work through all the details,” he added.

With inputs from agencies.