Peace hinges on diplomacy, not oil trade: EAM in Ukraine
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated in Kyiv that the Russia-Ukraine conflict must be resolved through diplomacy rather than economic pressure like oil sanctions. He emphasized that India's energy purchases are driven by national interest and the need to support its large population.
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This highlights India's 'strategic autonomy' in foreign policy, balancing its relationship with Western allies while maintaining energy ties with Russia.
The Russia-Ukraine conflict will be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy and not by dwelling over who is buying oil from where, said external affairs minister S Jaishankar rejecting the Western narrative that countries buying energy from Russia are bankrolling President Vladimir Putin's war.Reiterating India's stance, the minister stressed that while the responsibility of ending the conflict rested with the parties involved, New Delhi stood ready to extend any necessary assistance to facilitate peace. Jaishankar was speaking alongside his Ukraine counterpart Andrii Sybiha in Kyiv after a meeting in which he recalled PM Narendra Modi's message to Putin last week that the endless war must now give way to end of war.
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