Modi Offers Mediation for Ukraine Food Corridors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a telephone conversation on Monday, November 9, 2026, to discuss a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Modi reaffirmed India's readiness to contribute to a settlement through dialogue and diplomacy, specifically offering to mediate the establishment of food corridors to restore grain exports in the Black Sea and protect food security for the Global South.

India's diplomatic proposal focuses on three primary areas: restoring grain exports, protecting civilian shipping and seafarers, and preventing attacks on energy infrastructure. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar coordinated these initiatives through discussions with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. officials. Russian President Vladimir Putin previously noted that Modi had very good ideas for a mutually acceptable settlement.

These diplomatic efforts occur immediately before U.S.-mediated peace talks scheduled for November 10-11 in Abu Dhabi. Those negotiations will involve Russian and Ukrainian representatives discussing security guarantees and a possible ceasefire. President Zelenskyy welcomed India's offer, noting the global economic suffering caused by the blockade of Black Sea grain exports.