Jaishankar to visit Ukraine, Poland from Thursday: Bilateral ties, peace, and trade on agenda

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will undertake an official threeday visit to Ukraine and Poland from Thursday his ministry said on WednesdayDuring his visit Jaishankar will hold bilateral consultations with Ukraines Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha and Polands Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski news agency ANI reported citing a Ministry of External Affairs MEA press releaseExternal Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will undertake an official visit to Ukraine and the Republic of Poland from 35 September During his visit EAM will hold bilateral consultations with his counterparts FM Andrii Sybiha of Ukraine and Deputy Prime Minister amp Foreignhellip pictwittercomfh6PzOoUf7mdash ANI ANI September 2 2026The visit will focus on enhancing bilateral relations and provide an opportunity for the two sides to exchange views on regional developments and issues of mutual interest the MEA saidThe visit comes as Ukraines First Deputy Head of the Office of the President Sergiy Kyslytsya held a substantive meeting with Indias Ambassador to Ukraine Anjani Kumar and discussed prospects for IndiaUkraine relations including New Delhis role in efforts to end Russias war against UkraineIn a post on X on Tuesday Kyslytsya said the meeting was held along with Deputy Head of the Office of the President Oleksii SobolevHad a substantive meeting with Indias Ambassador to Ukraine Anjani Kumar sahayanjani together with my colleague Deputy Head of the Office of the President OleksiiSobolev We discussed prospects for UkraineIndia relations including Indias role in efforts to end Russias war against Ukraine he saidHad a substantive meeting with Indiarsquos Ambassador to Ukraine Anjani Kumar sahayanjani together with my colleague Deputy Head of the Office of the President OleksiiSobolevWe discussed prospects for relations including Indiarsquos role in efforts to end Russiarsquos warhellip pictwittercomRbWwJOk4CQmdash Sergiy Kyslytsya SergiyKyslytsya September 1 2026IndiaUkraine peace dialogue amid Jaishankars visitKyslytsya said they also exchanged views on Prime Minister Narendra Modis recent message to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the time has come to move from an endless war to an end of warWe look forward to continued dialogue with India and to translating this shared interest in peace into concrete steps he saidEarlier Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had said that an Indian citizen was among 12 people killed after Russia launched a massive aerial assault across Ukraine overnightOverall 12 people were killed among them an Indian citizen and dozens more were injured in the attack My condolences to everyone who has lost family and loved ones he said in a post on XFollowing Zelenskyys post the Indian Embassy in Kyiv said it was in touch with the family of the Indian national killed in the attack in Ukraine and was providing all possible assistance for early repatriation of the mortal remainsJaishankars visit to Poland also comes at a time when a visit by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to India is expectedPolandIndia ties in focus ahead of Donald Tusks expected India visitEarlier on August 20 Polands Ambassador to India Piotr Antoni Switalski said the Polish PMs expected visit to India would send a strong signal to business partners and stakeholders that cooperation between the two countries has the green lightSpeaking at an event in the national capital Switalski referring to Tusks impending visit to India said We are very much for his visit I think it was informally announced that there are plans It is the continuation of our political dialoguePrime Minister Modi was in Poland in 2024 they signed the strategic partnership It will be the third visit I think of Prime Minister Tusk to India like many foreign leaders hes very fond of coming to India He loves India he addedThe ambassador said preparations for the visit were underway and expressed hope that it would further strengthen bilateral tiesWith ANI inputs