Russian attack on Ukraine: PM Narendra Modi chairs Cabinet Committee meet, likely to talk to Putin tonight
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Besides Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were seen in a video of the meeting shared by official sources.
New Delhi: As Russia launched an attack on Ukraine on Thursday (February 24), the world went into a tizzy. With almost 20,000 nationals stuck in Ukraine, India is monitoring the situation closely while planning evacuations of its citizens. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security on Thursday. Sources said Modi is also likely to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Besides Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home minister Amit Shah and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were seen in a video of the meeting shared by official sources. Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri who are not part of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) were in the meeting. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and P K Mishra, the principal secretary to the prime minister, also attended the meeting.
#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) pic.twitter.com/9lvHMRi1bT
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