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After reaching Ukraine on Friday, PM Modi also paid tribute to the children killed in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that if India and its people change their attitude towards Russia, then this war can end and Putin himself will take this decision. India has a big contribution in Russia’s economy.
After a bilateral meeting with PM Modi on Friday, Zelensky said, “We discussed the issue of India buying oil from Russia. Due to the war, many trade related restrictions have been imposed on Russia in the world. But in the meantime, India’s doors are open. If India stops importing oil from Russia, it will be a big challenge for Putin.”
There was a bilateral meeting between PM Modi and President Zelensky for about 3 hours.
‘Putin is getting billions of rupees of help from India and China’
Zelensky said, “Billions of rupees coming from India and China have helped Putin in the midst of the war. We have to stop giving money to Russia to make weapons.” The Ukrainian President said that Putin does not respect India’s PM Modi. That is why he attacked the Ukrainian hospital during Modi’s visit to Russia.
Regarding India’s stand on the UN resolution related to the Russia-Ukraine war, Zelensky said, “I am not happy that we did not get India’s support. We will now try to talk to them before the next proposal is presented. We want India to be on our side. India can play an important role in stopping the war.”
After the bilateral meeting between Modi and Zelensky, Foreign Minister Jaishankar held a press conference in Kiev. He said, “Today it is important for the global community that oil prices remain stable. India is a big consumer and importer of oil.”
Jaishankar said- the decision to buy oil depends on the market
The foreign minister said that there is a market strategy behind buying oil. It completely depends on the market conditions. Major oil suppliers like Iran and Venezuela, who earlier sold oil to India, are not able to operate with as much freedom today. All these reasons impact India’s oil buying policy.
On the other hand, during the meeting with Zelensky, PM Modi said that India has never been neutral regarding war. We have been in favor of peace from day one. We come from the land of Buddha, where there is no place for war. We come from the land of Mahatma Gandhi, who has given the message of peace to the whole world.
PM Modi said that India has never been neutral in war. We have been in favour of peace from the very beginning.
‘Territorial integrity is most important for India’
Modi said, “Respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity is most important for India. I met Russian President Putin a few days ago. Then I looked into his eyes and told him that this is not the time for war.”
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Finally, foreign affairs expert Know from Rajan Kumar whether India can really stop the war by not buying oil from Russia?
Rajan Kumar said that if India is buying oil from Russia, then it is not doing Russia a favour by doing so, rather it is both a compulsion and a benefit for India. If India stops buying oil from Russia, then the price of oil will increase in the market, which will create a crisis for the economy.
India also has some limitations. India’s economy, foreign investments, diplomatic resources are not big enough to stop such a big war. It can appeal to stop the war, can provide a platform to bring two parties on one side but we are not yet capable enough to stop the war happening in Ukraine.
