As Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded his two-day visit to India December 5, New Delhi was preparing the next steps in a careful diplomatic balancing act: moves are afoot to schedule a possible visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to India in the coming months, The

Indian Express has learnt. The visit could take place as early as January 2026.

A Zelenskyy visit would reinforce Delhi ’s effort to stay engaged with both sides of the Russia–Ukraine war, following the same calibrated approach adopted last year. In July 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Moscow and met Putin; a month later, in August, he had visited Ukraine.

Sources said discussions between Indian and Ukrainian officials have been ongoing for several weeks, with New Delhi in touch with Zel

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