‘Death of children very painful’: What PM Modi told Putin on Ukraine war

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called on his “friend” Vladimir Putin to seek a peaceful end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, a day after a deadly missile strike on a children’s hospital in Kyiv provoked international outrage. “Loss of life leads to despair especially when children are killed,” PM Modi told the Russian president in televised comments Tuesday at the start of their formal talks in the Kremlin. “Resolution can’t be found on the battlefield, peace needs to be pursued through dialog and diplomacy.”