Kremlin thanks India for readiness to help settle Ukraine conflict
In short
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is grateful to India for its readiness to help settle the conflict around Ukraine and for the ideas India has voiced. He was commenting on reports that India proposed a three-point truce covering attacks on energy infrastructure, Black Sea grain and energy shipments, and strikes on commercial vessels. Ukraine's foreign minister has said Kyiv received four ceasefire proposals, from India, Turkey, Egypt and the United States, and called the Indian one the most comprehensive.
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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is grateful to India for its readiness to contribute to a settlement around Ukraine and for the ideas India has put forward. “The Indian side indeed declares its readiness to make a feasible contribution to the settlement around Ukraine, and we are grateful to our Indian friends for such readiness and for the ideas that are being voiced,” Peskov said at a briefing with journalists. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Peskov was asked to comment on reports of an Indian proposal for a peaceful settlement between Russia and Ukraine. Vedomosti reported that on 7 October Hindustan Times wrote, citing sources, that India had proposed a three-point truce. According to that report, the proposed agreement would halt attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure, preserve grain and energy supplies through Black Sea ports, and stop strikes on commercial vessels. The document was presented to the Ukrainian leadership during Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s visit to Kyiv in September, the report said. [ 2 , 3 ]
The Hindustan Times sources said the plan goes beyond individual ceasefire proposals put forward by Egypt, Turkey and the United States, aiming to protect infrastructure and commercial vessels while not hindering supplies of vital goods. Kommersant reported that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said in early October that Ukraine had received four ceasefire proposals — from India, Turkey, Egypt and the United States — and that the Ukrainian side called the Indian proposal “the most comprehensive”. [ 3 , 4 ]
Kommersant noted that Black Sea shipping issues are sensitive. It said Ukraine had earlier protested Russia’s closure of parts of the waters, calling this a violation of its sovereign rights and freedom of navigation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. In March 2025, Ukraine agreed on safe shipping in the Black Sea excluding the use of force and the use of commercial vessels for military purposes, while Kyiv regards any movement of Russian warships beyond the eastern part of the Black Sea as a threat to national security. [ 4 ]
According to Kommersant, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the situation in the Black Sea with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 11 September, and the Indian prime minister has actively offered his services to help find a solution to the conflict. [ 4 ]
Why it matters
The remarks put an Indian mediation proposal on the record from the Kremlin side, at a time when several countries have offered ceasefire ideas. The reported plan focuses on Black Sea shipping and energy infrastructure, areas that affect grain and energy flows beyond the region. The documents do not say whether Russia will go beyond expressing gratitude or accept any part of the proposal.
Key facts
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is grateful to India for its readiness to contribute to a settlement around Ukraine and for the ideas voiced. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Peskov said the Indian side “declares readiness to make a feasible contribution” to a settlement around Ukraine. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Peskov was asked to comment on reports of an Indian proposal for a peaceful settlement between Russia and Ukraine. [ 2 ]
- Hindustan Times reported on 7 October, citing sources, that India proposed a three-point truce covering an end to attacks on energy and other infrastructure, continued grain and energy supplies through Black Sea ports, and an end to strikes on commercial vessels. [ 3 ]
- The document was presented to the Ukrainian leadership during Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar’s visit to Kyiv in September, according to the Hindustan Times report. [ 3 ]
- Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sibiga said in early October that Ukraine had received four ceasefire proposals, from India, Turkey, Egypt and the United States, and the Ukrainian side called the Indian proposal “the most comprehensive”. [ 4 ]
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the situation in the Black Sea with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 11 September, according to Kommersant. [ 4 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia is grateful to India for its readiness to help settle the conflict around Ukraine and for the ideas India has voiced. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- Peskov made the remarks at a briefing with journalists. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
- According to Peskov, India declares readiness to make a feasible contribution to a settlement around Ukraine. [ 2 , 3 , 4 ]
Still unclear
- The content of India’s reported proposal rests on a Hindustan Times report citing unnamed sources; the documents do not show Russian or Ukrainian officials confirming the plan’s details in their own words. The plan is described by Vedomosti and Kommersant on the basis of the same Hindustan Times report, not by an official text or official confirmation.
- What Russia’s response to the reported Indian plan is, beyond Peskov expressing gratitude, is not stated in the documents. The documents quote only Peskov’s expression of gratitude and do not describe any Russian decision, acceptance or rejection.
- The status and details of the other three ceasefire proposals Ukraine says it received from Turkey, Egypt and the United States are not described. Andriy Sibiga’s statement about four proposals is reported by a single outlet and is not elaborated.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- TASS reports that Peskov said Moscow is grateful to New Delhi for the ideas it has voiced on settling the Ukrainian conflict. [ 1 ]
- Interfax publishes Peskov’s remarks that India declares readiness to make a feasible contribution to a settlement around Ukraine. [ 2 ]
- Vedomosti reports Peskov’s remarks and adds the Hindustan Times account of India’s three-point truce proposal. [ 3 ]
- Kommersant reports Peskov’s thanks to India and notes Ukraine’s description of the Indian proposal as the most comprehensive of four ceasefire proposals. [ 4 ]