New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called up Russian President Vladimir Putin late on Wednesday night, for the safe evacuation of the Indian nationals from the conflict areas. Government in a press note said that the leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv where many Indian students are stuck.

Modi had dialed Putin last week as well, to express India’s concerns about the safety of its citizens in Ukraine. Speaking at an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, Modi said that his Government will leave no stone unturned for the safe return of all Indians.

Modi convened a high-level meeting on Wednesday on the Ukraine crisis. MEA S Jaishankar and his Cabinet colleague Piyush Goyal attended the meeting, the fourth in the past 24 hours and the fifth since Sunday.