PM Modi also reiterated his message to President Vladimir Putin, when he met him in Moscow in July during a visit which caused great consternation in the West, that solution to any problem cannot be found on the battlefield. PM and his Poland counterpart Donald Tusk spoke about the negative impact of the Ukraine war on global food and energy security, especially for the Global South, and said the threat of use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable. "They underscored the importance of upholding international law, and in line with the UN Charter, reiterated that all states must refrain from the threat of or use of force against the territorial integrity and sovereignty or political independence of any state," said the joint statement.
Tusk described Modi's Ukraine visit as historic and said Poland believed India can play a very essential and constructive role in ending the war. "PM Modi confirmed his willingness that he is ready for peaceful, rightful and immediate end to war," said Tusk. After his engagements in Warsaw, Modi flew from Warsaw to the Rzeszow Jasionka airport in southeastern Poland and drove to Przemysl on the Polish-Ukrainian border, from where he undertook a 10-hour overnight train journey to Kyiv.
Most leaders, including US President Joe Biden, his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz have used the same 'VIP luxury' train run by the Ukrainians to travel to Kyiv. The first visit by any Indian PM to Ukraine will last for 7-8 hours, d.