India Backs Surprise Trump-Putin Talks; Revives Modi’s ‘Not An Era Of War’ Call

India voiced support for the August 15 Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, citing PM Modi’s “Not an era of war” stance, and expressed readiness to back peace efforts to end the Ukraine conflict.

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India has expressed support for the upcoming meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson on Saturday highlighted that the meeting could pave the way for ending the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects for peace.

"This meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects for peace. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said on several occasions, 'This is not an era of war'," the spokesperson said.

"India, therefore, endorses the upcoming Summit meeting and stands ready to support these efforts," he added.

US President Donald Trump disclosed that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday, August 15, 2025, in Alaska. The meeting is expected to focus heavily on efforts to broker a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine.

Earlier, while speaking at the White House during the signing of the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace accord, Trump also suggested that progress was being made on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Asked how far the negotiations on the Russia-Ukraine peace efforts had progressed, Trump replied, "We are getting very close to a deal. Working with European nations, who are terrific people and leaders, is a pleasure through NATO...In all fairness to President Zelensky, he is getting everything he needs, assuming we will get something done. I will be meeting very shortly with President Putin. It would have been sooner, but I guess there are security arrangements that unfortunately people have to make."

"...It's very complicated. But we're going to get some [territory] back, and we're going to get some switched. There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both, but we'll be talking about that either later, or tomorrow," he added, ANI reported.