New Delhi, Aug 9
India on Saturday welcomed the forthcoming summit between the United States President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that is scheduled to take place in Alaska on August 15.
"India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on 15th August 2025. 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’, read a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.
New Delhi, the MEA statement mentioned, endorses the upcoming Summit meeting and "stands ready" to support these efforts.
"Further details to follow", he said.
Witcoff’s meeting with Putin in Moscow on Wednesday laid the groundwork for the summit.
Trump said, “We had some very good talks with President Putin” and there was "a very good chance” peace was around the corner.
Speaking to the media on Friday about a possible deal, he said, “There’ll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both”.