CNN Central News & Network–ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hailed the historic visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kyiv as a significant moment. After an engaging Ukraine visit, Modi departed for India on Friday.

“Today, history was made,” said Zelenskyy.

“The Prime Minister of India made his first visit to Ukraine since our country’s independence, on the eve of our Independence Day,” he added.

While addressing the press briefing after meeting with PM Modi, Zelenskyy said Ukraine believes that India can play a role in resolving the war as it has an influence on Russia’s Putin.

“India will play its role. I think that India began to recognise that this is not just conflict, this is real war of one man and his name is Putin against a whole country whose name is Ukraine. You are a big country. You have a big influence and you can stop Putin and halt his economy and put him really in his place,” Zelenskyy told ANI.