Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised a meeting between India’s prime minister and Vladimir Putin, calling it a “devastating blow” to peace efforts.

“It is a huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts to see the leader of the world’s largest democracy hug the world’s most bloody criminal in Moscow on such a day,” Mr Zelensky said in a social media post which included photos of a missile strike that hit a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday.

Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Moscow affirms longtime ties between the two countries.

Mr Modi posted photos of himself hugging Mr Putin when they met Monday, saying he was looking forward to further talks “which will surely go a long way in further cementing the bonds of friendship between India and Russia.”

The two countries are expected to agree on a long-term uranium supply pact for a nuclear power plant and also sign an agreement allowing the military to use each other’s facilities for training, port calls and disaster relief operations.

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