PM Modi concludes emergency meet on Ukraine, announces help to stranded citizens of neighbouring countries

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (February 28) concluded the third emergency meeting held on the Ukraine crisis in the last 24 hours.

The prime minister announced that India will help citizens from neighbouring countries stranded in Ukraine, adding that the government is working round the clock to get Indians back in the country.

The leader also added that the first consignment of relief supplies to Ukraine to deal with the humanitarian situation on its borders would be sent on Tuesday, said MEA.

Modi also held phone talks with leaders of the Slovak Republic and Romania and expressed anguish over the violence happening in Ukraine.

The leader assured humanitarian aid, including medicines to the war-torn country.

"PM Modi today spoke on phone with Eduard Heger, PM of Slovak Republic & thanked him for the assistance provided by the Slovak Republic in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine; PM requested for Slovak Republic’s continued assistance in the next few days as well," ANI reported.

PM also informed Heger about the deployment of Kiren Rijiju, Minister of Law and Justice as his special envoy to oversee the evacuation efforts of Indian citizens.