Modi urges Putin to immediately end violence in Ukraine

Phone call comes as India seeks to evacuate thousands of its citizens

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In a phone call, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a halt to the violence in Ukraine. © Reuters

KIRAN SHARMA, Nikkei staff writer

NEW DELHI -- Responding to the Russian attack on Ukraine, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone to appeal for "an immediate cessation of violence," the prime minister's office said Thursday.

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