New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy and reiterated India's position for a peaceful settlement of the conflict and support for efforts aimed at restoring peace at the earliest. Zelenskyy, however, raised the issue of how Russian energy exports are helping Moscow to keep the war going.

"We also discussed in detail the sanctions against Russia. I noted that it is necessary to limit the export of Russian energy, particularly oil, to reduce its potential and ability to finance the continuation of this war. It is important that every leader who has tangible leverage over Russia sends the corresponding signals to Moscow," Zelenskyy said in a post on X.

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