America praised India The US has once again praised India for its efforts to promote peace between Russia and Ukraine amid the ongoing war between the two neighbours. According to the Biden administration, both India and the US are “in great agreement” on restoring peace in the war-torn nation and said New Delhi and Washington are working together to end the conflict.
Speaking to reporters on Friday, State Department spokesman Ned Price said his country is in close dialogue with its allies and partners, including India, on the conflict in Ukraine and the international community strongly recognizes the need to hold Russia accountable. does.
“We strongly agree with India that restoration of lasting peace in Ukraine is essential. This is the same message issued by President Volodymyr Zelensky himself. During the G-20, he spoke to world leaders and laid out his vision for a just peace. It is something we very much welcome,” he told reporters at his daily news conference on Friday.
US praises India’s humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
In addition, he appreciated India’s efforts in providing humanitarian assistance to the war-torn country. Also, he recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement that “the present era is not for war”.
“We welcome India’s support for the people of Ukraine. India has provided humanitarian aid and calls for an immediate end to Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine. We also agree to a great extent with the statement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi that today’s era is not an era of war. Of course, it was a remark that resonated in the G-20. We have heard that comment even in the United Nations.
According to Price, the United States believes that countries like India that have ties to Russia and Ukraine may be in a position to help bring about dialogue and diplomacy that may one day end this war. “I say one day, and I put it in the conditional because there is one country that has definitely shown no desire to end this war, to end this brutal aggression, and that is definitely Russia,” Foreign Department official said.
U.S. on Putin’s call for peace talks
Even in the context of recent discussions, “we took note of the Kremlin’s statement that the Kremlin is ready to engage in dialogue, but only if new regional realities are recognised”, he said.
Responding to a question, Price said the United States is in close dialogue with all of its allies and partners around the world on the question of Russia’s brutal aggression against Ukraine. “Of course, this includes India as well. The international community strongly recognizes the need to hold Russia to account for the atrocities committed by Russia and its forces in Ukraine,” he said.
“Russia’s war has affected not only Ukraine. As important as Ukraine is, and this conflict, this war that Russia is waging against Ukraine, it’s huge in a sense. It has affected countries around the world in some way,” Price said.
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