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Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to his war-torn country historic, has accused India of helping the 'war economy' by buying crude oil from Russia. Calling on India to leave Russia and take Ukraine's side, Zelensky said that Russian President Putin has no respect for India or PM Modi. India can play a key role in making Ukraine's peace efforts successful. Zelensky called on not just India but countries across the world to stop buying crude oil from Russia.
After the bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Indian media. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has clearly asked to stop buying oil from Russia. He also called upon all the countries of the world to stop buying crude oil from Russia.
Zelensky said that if the countries of the world including India stop importing oil from Russia, it will be a big challenge for Putin. The billions of dollars that Putin gets by selling oil are given to the Russian army. It is not used for peace but for war, to kill people in Ukraine. Zelensky has indirectly accused PM Modi of helping Russia in killing innocents in Ukraine. Thus, Zelensky has indicated that even though PM Modi's visit to Ukraine was historic, it did not yield any results. Zelensky said, “Ending the war and peace is our priority, but this peace will be established on the terms of Ukraine, not Russia.” Zelensky said, Putin has not done anything good for us, for us Putin is a killer, but what good has Putin done for you? What good has been done for India? Zelensky also quipped that the problem now is that Modi wants peace more than Putin. Modi spoke to Putin. I don't know what Modi is talking about with Putin, but I have told PM Modi that if you have any deal with Putin, then when you talk to Putin, ask him what kind of peace does Putin want?
Zelensky said that Russian President Putin does not respect India or its leader Narendra Modi. Last month, just before PM Narendra Modi's Moscow visit began, Putin attacked Ukraine's largest children's hospital. This attack has made it clear that India and its leaders do not matter to Putin.
Zelensky proposed to PM Modi to hold a peace summit in India and put forward his views. He said that India should hold a peace summit in India with some global south countries. He said that we are currently in discussions with various countries to hold the second Ukraine peace summit. The first Ukraine peace summit was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in June last year, where more than 90 countries and international organizations discussed the issue of bringing peace to Ukraine. India also participated in this meeting, but did not attend the previous peace summit.
Zelensky said, “We have no objection to working for peace.” We are also ready to discuss Putin or his team's ideas about peace. Even if Putin comes for the summit, we will welcome him but we will not give our land to anyone, we do not accept any proposal that changes our people, values, democracy, freedom. We can talk about any other issue and I have told this clearly to Narendra Modi.
Zelensky said that Putin has officially declared Russia a war economy, so the billions of dollars coming to Russia are not being used for peace but for war. Billions of rupees coming from the markets of countries like India, Arab countries, China etc. are being spent on war, so Putin's priority is not peace but war. War is a priority not only for Putin's army but also for Russia's economy.
Russia is spending billions of rupees on the war so Putin should realize that the war is very expensive but Putin does not realize this because Putin has collected billions of rupees by looting Russia for thirty years. The poor people of Russia should understand this and force Putin to stop the war but due to Putin's propaganda and media influence, the people of Russia are not able to understand this. Since Putin controls everything in Russia including media, social media, they see only what Putin shows. Zelensky said that every day it is shown on Russian TV that Putin is smart, but there is no need to say that Putin is not that smart.
Discussion of Modi-Zelensky meeting in foreign media
Modi's Ukraine visit may be an attempt to appease the West: BBC
– Modi's visit is historic, but there is no initiative to end the conflict: Le Monde
New Delhi: Six weeks after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in July, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited war-torn Ukraine on Friday. The whole world was watching the meeting of the heads of India and Ukraine. The international media, including America, Russia, China, discussed this visit a lot.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugged Russian President Putin in Moscow during his visit to Russia on July 9, which was strongly criticized by Ukrainian President Zelensky. However, exactly 44 days later, PM Modi also hugged Zelensky during his visit to Ukraine.
In the American media, the New York Times praised Prime Minister Modi's foreign policy. Under the title 'Indian leader's Kiev visit: A step towards Ukraine diplomacy', the newspaper wrote that PM Modi is carefully handling his relations with both Russia and Ukraine. The Indian leader's Kiev visit is an important step towards Ukraine diplomacy. British media BBC wrote, Prime Minister Modi's visit is actually a test of diplomatic balance. This visit of the Indian Prime Minister is taking place after his meeting with Putin, which was criticized by the West. This visit may be Modi's attempt to woo Western countries.
The Guardian described PM Modi's visit to Ukraine as historic. He wrote, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the country for the first time since Ukraine's independence. This is the first visit by any Indian leader since independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Japan's Nikkei Asia wrote that despite pressure from the West, India has not openly criticized traditional ally and arms supplier Russia for the invasion of Ukraine. Instead, India has repeatedly urged Russia-Ukraine to end the war through mutual dialogue and diplomacy.
French newspaper Le Monde wrote, Zelensky called Modi's visit historic, but neither side has taken any initiative to end the conflict. The Moscow Times criticized this visit. The newspaper wrote, PM Modi's visit can be seen as a sign of support for Ukraine, but it should also be seen in the context of Russia's trade and relations with India despite Western sanctions.
Ukraine's President left India helpless by raising the issue of oil
EAM Jaishankar gets confused when asked about Zelensky
– Buying oil is not India's compulsion but is also necessary for the global economy: Foreign Minister's defense
New Delhi: The Modi government is calling Narendra Modi's Ukraine visit a success. Modi is being praised by saying that he has proved his influence at the global level through this visit, but India's Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar got angry after hearing a question about Modi's meeting with Zelensky.
When asked if Zelensky had asked Modi to stop importing oil from Russia, Jaishankar could not answer. After looking around for a while, he asked another journalist to ask the question, saying he had other questions to answer as well.
In response to the question that India has not criticized Russia's attack on Ukraine, Jaishankar said that since India is a big country, its need for crude oil is high. In such a situation, buying oil from Russia is not a part of political strategy but a part of oil strategy for India.
Jaishankar claimed that India has briefed the Ukrainian President on the current situation in the crude oil market, its impact on India, India's strategic need to buy crude oil from Russia and its impact on the global economy. Today, many energy producers have been sanctioned, making market conditions potentially very difficult. Therefore, it is important for the world to keep the price of crude oil reasonable and stable.
