8Photo© hindustantimes.comPutin thanks Trump, PM Modi amid Ukraine ceasefire talks: We’re grateful
In his first comments on the US's 30-day Ukraine ceasefire proposal, RussianRussianRussian PresidentPresidentPresident Vladimir Putin expressed gratitude to Donald Trump and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, among other world leaders, for their "noble mission" to resolve the conflict. Speaking at a joint press briefing with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin said he is "grateful" to all the leaders for their efforts towards the goal.
"As for Ukraine's readiness for a ceasefire, I will tell you how I view it, of course. But I would like to start by thanking the President of the United States, Mr Trump, for paying so much attention to the Ukraine settlement. We all have enough of our own domestic affairs to attend to," Putin told reporters.
"But many leaders of states, among them the President of the People's Republic of China, the Prime Minister of India, the Presidents of Brazil and the Republic of South Africa are addressing this issue and give it a lot of their time. We are grateful to all of them for that because this activity is aimed at achieving a noble mission - the mission of ending hostilities and loss of life," he further said.