“Conflict Particularly Devastating For Children”: PM Modi In Ukraine

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage at the Martyrologist exposition on children in Kyiv along with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and said “Conflict is particularly devastating for young children”.

The Prime Minister arrived in Kyiv earlier today after a nearly seven-hour trip from Poland to hold talks with the Ukraine President. Russia and Ukraine have been involved in a long-drawn conflict for the last 2.5 years.

“My heart goes out to the families of children who lost their lives, and I pray that they find the strength to endure their grief,” the Prime Minister said in a post on X, where he paid homage to the children who have died in the conflict.

President @ZelenskyyUa and I paid homage at the Martyrologist Exposition in Kyiv.

Conflict is particularly devastating for young children. My heart goes out to the families of children who lost their lives, and I pray that they find the strength to endure their grief. pic.twitter.com/VQH1tun5ok

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 23, 2024

The two leaders are scheduled to hold both one-on-one and delegation-level talks with a focus on ways to find a negotiated settlement to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Martyrologist exposition has been built in memory of children who lost their lives in the ongoing conflict which has witnessed intense battles in several cities of Ukraine. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ukraine President paid their respects by keeping a toy in memory of the children who died. President Zelensky shared a video on X where he wrote “Children in every country deserve to live in safety. We must take this possible.”

Today in Kyiv, Prime Minister @NarendraModi and I honored the memory of the children whose lives were taken by Russian aggression.

Children in every country deserve to live in safety. We must make this possible. pic.twitter.com/gKdjqcL5iz

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 23, 2024

India has advocated dialogue and diplomacy since the beginning of the conflict which began on February 24, 2022.