Ukraine’s National Security Advisor Rustem Umerov met his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval and external affairs minister S Jaishankar on Friday to review bilateral relations and discuss efforts to resolve the Russia-Ukraine conflict. At their meeting, NSA Doval “reiterated India’s principled position and focus on peaceful resolution through dialogue and diplomacy”, Jaiswal said. (X/MEAIndia) Umerov is the second high-ranking Ukrainian official, after foreign minister Andrii Sybiha, to travel to India following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Kyiv in August 2024. Jaishankar said on social media after meeting Umerov that they discussed “bilateral cooperation and exchanged views on the Ukraine conflict”. Doval and Umerov reviewed bilateral relations and discussed the Russia-Ukraine conflict, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on social media. Doval “reiterated India’s principled position and focus on peaceful resolution through dialogue and diplomacy”, Jaiswal said. Umerov said he and Doval discussed the development of bilateral ties and assessed the security situation. “The Indian side reaffirmed its consistent position on the need for a peaceful settlement based on dialogue and diplomacy,” he said in a …