India working with Moscow, Kyiv to end war: EAM
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that India is actively engaging with both Russia and Ukraine to facilitate peace negotiations. He emphasized that the conflict requires diplomatic solutions rather than trade-based fixes.
Why it matters
It highlights India's evolving role as a potential mediator in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict while maintaining its strategic autonomy.
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar said Friday India is exploring ideas with both Russia and Ukraine to bring the conflict to an end, while again defending India's energy sourcing and underlining that it's important to "diagnose" the problem right. The minister had said in Ukraine a day ago that the conflict will end through dialogue and diplomacy and not oil trade.Without revealing if there was any specific peace proposal under consideration, Jaishankar said India was having "detailed discussions" with both sides about possible ways to facilitate peace. He was speaking in Warsaw after a meeting with his Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski."PM Modi and President Putin met in Bishkek three days ago, and then I went to Kyiv.
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