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Putin: We will do our best to end war in Ukraine as soon as possible

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

16 September 2022 18:02 (UTC +04:00)

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday during a meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's summit that he wanted to end the conflict in Ukraine "as soon as possible" and understood that India had "concerns" about the fighting, APA reports citing Deutsche Welle,

"I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine, your concerns.... We will do our best to end this as soon as possible," Putin was reported as telling Modi during the bilateral talks.

Putin is set to meet with Turkish President Erdogan bilaterally later on Friday. Erdogan has already urged Putin that he wanted the war in Ukraine to end "as soon as possible" through diplomacy.