Why did Modi go to ukraine by train? What are the highlights..!?

Prime minister narendra modi is going to leave poland today for ukraine, which has been torn apart by the war with russia, by a special luxury train called rail Force One. Here you can see in detail about this luxury train that he travels in. narendra modi, who visited Russia's capital Moscow last July, is currently visiting Ukraine's capital Kyiv. prime minister Modi stays there for up to 7 hours and travels by train for around 20 hours. And from there he travels 20 hours back to Poland. And in the context of war, this visit of prime minister Modi is seen as a historic move. prime minister narendra modi is currently on a foreign tour. prime minister Modi, who reached poland yesterday, met the country's President Andrzej Duda and prime minister Donald Tusk. narendra modi is the first indian prime minister to visit poland after 45 years after former prime minister Morarji Desai.
In this case, prime minister Modi is leaving for ukraine today (August 22) by a special luxury train called rail Force One. prime minister Modi is going to Kyiv, the capital of ukraine, which is surrounded by war clouds and is going to meet the country's President Volodymyr Zelensky and hold consultations. It is also reported that prime minister Modi will be in Kyiv for about 7 hours. prime minister Modi will leave poland by special rail Force One train and reach Kyiv tomorrow (August 23). The train journey is said to take 20 hours. After 30 years, an indian prime minister is going to visit war-torn ukraine for the first time. Passing through the war-torn parts of ukraine, the train will feature world-class safety features, luxury amenities, and facilities for work and leisure.
The cabins of this rail Force One train are made of wood. It is equipped with tables suitable for high-level meetings, plush sofas, wall-mounted televisions, and luxurious bedding. The train was built in 2014 for tourists visiting Crimea, Ukraine. After the Russia-Ukraine war, it was used for the transportation of VIPs and VIPs. rail Force One was created by Oleksandr Komis, CEO of Ukraine's Railways, after the russia - ukraine war disrupted air traffic in Ukraine. And this train is becoming a place for diplomatic negotiations. It is through this that world leaders come to ukraine and hold talks. So far 200 foreign diplomats have visited ukraine on this train. It is a powerful tool for Ukraine's international relations and negotiations.

US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, German President Olaf Scholz. Leaders including Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, former british prime minister Rishi Sunak, and Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni traveled to Kyiv on rail Force One. prime minister Modi is also on his way, returning to poland tomorrow by train. Among the G7 leaders, Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida is the only one who has yet to visit the country. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travels by train to attend talks abroad. ukraine has one of the longest railway connections in the world. About 25 thousand km, the distance is connected by rail. ukraine is connected to neighboring countries including Moldova, poland, and romania by rail transport. The rail link with russia has been severed.


Ukraine's railway company Ukrzaliznytsia ranks 6th in passenger traffic and 7th in freight traffic worldwide. Ukrzaliznytsia played an important role in the evacuation of refugees during the war. It has helped 40 lakh people to be safe by 2022. The company transported nearly 336,000 tons of wartime humanitarian aid. It also helped evacuate 2,500 civilians by train for medical treatment.
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Sowmiya Sriram

22/08/2024 07:26 PM