He also condemned the killing of civilians in Bucha, but did not refuse to buy Russian oil.
The Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi proposed to hold direct talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Modi told US President Joe Biden during a previously announced video conference , CNN reports. “I spoke on the phone several times with the presidents of Ukraine and Russia. but also invited President Putin to hold direct talks with the President of Ukraine, “Modi said.
He also responded to the killings of civilians in Bucha , calling such events “very disturbing”. “We immediately condemned this and demanded a fair investigation. We hope that the ongoing talks between Russia and Ukraine will pave the way for peace,” the Indian prime minister said. According to him, India will continue to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine, including medicine.
“We also pay a lot of attention to the security of the civilian population of Ukraine and the uninterrupted supply of humanitarian aid to him. On our behalf, we sent medicine and other humanitarian materials to Ukraine and neighboring countries. Modi.
The US President's conversation with the Prime Minister of India, among other things, was about increasing energy imports from Russia . After all, after the fall in Russian oil prices, India bought at least 13 million barrels. And this despite the fact that for the whole last year the country bought 16 million barrels.
According to CNN, a White House official said that during the conversation Biden shared an “open” view of India's neutral position on Russia's aggression against Ukraine, but did not ask Narendra Modi to take sides.
Biden has also not received any firm commitments from India to suspend Russian oil purchases. A White House spokesman said the US president had not specifically called for an end to Russia's energy purchases.
“Other countries must make their own choices. We do not believe that India should increase imports of Russian energy,” he said. “Instead of making demands, Biden stressed areas where India could would help “mitigate the destabilizing effects of Putin's war.” For example, to continue food supplies.
During the meeting, the Prime Minister of India also expressed concern about the close ties between Russia and China. According to a White House official, this factor could affect India's position on the war in Ukraine.
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