Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has once again offered to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in an attempt to end the war, over two and a half years after Russia invaded its smaller neighbour. "We fully support the early establishment of peace and stability,

India's Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the BRICS summit that he wanted peace in Ukraine and that New Delhi was ready to help achieve a truce to end Europe's deadliest conflict since World War Two.

The Prime Minister also reflected on his two visits to Russia in the past three months, highlighting these trips as evidence of the close coordination and enduring friendship between the two nations.