Indian PM Modi calls for 'peace' before heading to Ukraine

File photo of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meeting during the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan on May 20, 2023. - Reuters

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a "return of peace"on Wednesday (Aug 21) as he left for Ukraine, weeks after Kyiv condemned him for hugging President Vladimir Putin during a visit to traditional ally Russia.

Modi, 73, will first visit Poland before travelling on to Ukraine on Friday.