Goa, Aug. 10 -- US President Donald Trump has announced that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, 15 August, in Alaska for talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

The Ministry of External Affairs said India welcomes the understanding reached between Washington and Moscow. "This meeting holds the promise of bringing an end to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening prospects for peace. As Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said on several occasions, this is not an era of war," the statement read.

It will be Putin's first visit to the US since 2015, when he met then-President Barack Obama.

On Truth Social, Trump called the upcoming meeting "highly anticipated" and said further details would be announced soon. The ...