In a televised address on Saturday, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba called on the governments of several countries, including India, to urge Russia to end the conflict in his nation. He stated that the end of the war would be in the best interests of all nations.
Referring specifically to India, he said, “India is one of the largest consumers of Ukrainian agricultural products and if this war continues, it’ll be difficult for us to seed new harvests. So, even in terms of global and Indian food security, it’s in the best interest to stop this war.”
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Dmytro Kuleba urged all countries, including India, who enjoy special relations with Russia to appeal to Vladimir Putin that “this war is against the interest of all”. He also asked ordinary citizens of India to put pressure to stop the war.
Demanding a fresh rounds of sanctions against Russia, he accused the neighboring nation of violating ceasefire agreements and urged Moscow to stop shooting to allow civilians, including foreign nationals, to evacuate.
ON EVACUATION OF FOREIGNERS
He said, “For 30 years, Ukraine was a welcoming home for thousands of students from Africa, Asia… to facilitate their movement, Ukraine arranged trains, set up hotlines, worked with embassies… The Ukrainian government is doing its best .”
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed in his address that Russia is trying to “win the sympathy” of countries that have foreign nationals in Ukraine. He said that if Russia stops “manipulating” the issue of foreign students, they will all be safely evacuated.
“I call on the governments of India, China, and Nigeria, to appeal to Russia to stop the fire and allow civilians to leave,” he said.
Around 13,300 people have returned to India from Ukraine so far by 63 flights under Operation Ganga, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Saturday.
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Russia declared war on Ukraine on February 24 and has been launching strikes across its neighboring nation ever since.
While India abstained from voting on the crisis both in the UN General Assembly and Security Council, PM Modi called up Russian President Putin on the day of the invasion and called for an “immediate cessation of violence” between Russia and Ukraine.
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