US President Joe Biden will speak with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan on Thursday to discuss the war in Ukraine, the White House said in a statement.
The Quad leaders, which includes Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, will speak at 1300 GMT "to discuss the war against Ukraine and its implications for the Indo-Pacific," it said.
Of the four, only India has not condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia is the main supplier of arms to the Indian military.
India's foreign ministry said in a statement the meeting follows a September summit of the Quad leaders in Washington and they would "exchange views and assessments about important developments in the Indo-Pacific."
It was not immediately clear on whose request the meeting was called. None of the Quad countries had flagged it earlier.
Japanese officials could not immediately confirm the meeting, though Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's office did.
"The PM looks forward to meeting virtually with his Quad counterparts overnight to exchange views on developments both in the Indo-Pacific region and globally," an Australian spokesperson said in a