India, July 14 -- Poland has praised India's efforts to prevent the Russia-Ukraine war from escalating, with Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as one of the few global leaders whose views are taken seriously by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Speaking to ANI, Bartoszewski said India's decades-long relationship with Russia places New Delhi in a unique position to help advance peace efforts.

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a very well-known world statesman who is very respected. President Putin actually pays attention to what Prime Minister Modi tells him," he said.

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