US Media Praises PM Modi Telling Putin It's Not A Time For War In Ukraine

The Narendra Modi-Vladimir Putin conversation in Uzbekistan's Samarkand was widely carried by the mainstream American media. It was the lead story on the webpage of both The Washington Post and The New York Times.

The mainstream American media today praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for telling Russian President Vladimir Putin that this is not the time for war in Ukraine.

The Narendra Modi-Vladimir Putin conversation in Uzbekistan's Samarkand was widely carried by the mainstream American media.

"(Prime Minister) Modi rebukes Putin over war in Ukraine," The Washington Post reported in a headline. "In a stunning public rebuke, Modi told Putin: 'Today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this,'" the US daily reported.

"The rare reproach showed the 69-year-old Russian strongman coming under extraordinary pressure from all sides," the Washington Post further said.