Biden appears to nudge India's Modi — in person — on his Ukraine stand

Tokyo — President Joe Biden told fellow Indo-Pacific leaders assembled for a four-country summit Tuesday that they were navigating "a dark hour in our shared history" due to Russia's brutal war on Ukraine and he urged the group to make greater efforts to stop Vladimir Putin's aggression.

"This is more than just a European issue. It's a global issue," Mr. Biden said as the "Quad" summit with Japan, Australia and India got underway.

While the president didn't directly call out any countries, his message appeared to be pointed, at least in part, at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with whom differences persist over how to respond to the Russian invasion.