Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Ukraine next month, marking his first trip to the war-torn country since the conflict with Russia began two years ago. Following his Ukraine visit, Modi is also slated to travel to Poland, making it the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to the country in over 40 years.

India and Ukraine are exploring the possibility of Prime Minister Modi’s visit on August 23-24, sources said on Saturday.

The proposed visit comes amid renewed global efforts to bring peace to the eastern European nation, they added. Modi might visit Kyiv around Ukraine’s National Day on August 24 and is expected to travel to Poland after concluding his trip to Ukraine, the sources said.

Last month, the Prime Minister held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in Italy’s Apulia. India and Ukraine are considering Modi’s visit to Kyiv in the latter half of August, the sources said, noting that there is no final confirmation yet, as massive preparations in terms of logistics and related issues would be required.

During the meeting with Zelenskyy on June 14, Modi conveyed that India would continue to do everything within its means to support a peaceful resolution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict and emphasised that the path to peace is through “dialogue and diplomacy.” Modi also told Zelenskyy that India believes in a “human-centric” approach to finding a solution to the conflict in Ukraine.

At the meeting, the Ukrainian president invited the Prime Minister to visit Kyiv.