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Modi interacts with uS President Joe Biden on the sidelines of the G20 Summit Family members of students who are stranded in ukraine stage a protest outside the Russian
in Rome last year (ANI) Embassy in New Delhi on Friday (ANI)

condemned Russia’s military opera- dressing the nation on Thursday said possibility of UNSC resolution that that the “situation is in danger of spi-
tions in the Donbas region. that the US is in consultations with would be tabled on the evolving situ- ralling into a major crisis”.
The External Affairs Minister India over the Russia-Ukraine crisis. ation, we have seen a draft resolution. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on
Dr. S Jaishankar held a conversation Replying to the questions whether I am told that would undergo consid- February 24 has put India in a par-
with the US Secretary of State Ant- India is with the US over the Ukraine erable changes. We will wait to see the ticularly difficult spot. Since the con-
ony Blinken and discussed the on- crisis, Biden said, “We are in consul- shape that this resolution takes before flict between Moscow and the U.S.
going developments in Ukraine and tation with India today, we haven’t re- we can pronounce ourselves in the po- over Ukraine began escalating late
their implications. Taking to Twitter, solved that completely.” Earlier, Nar- sition that we will take on this issue,” last year, India has avoided taking
Blinken said, “Appreciate the call endra Modi urged an end to violence Shringla said at a media briefing here sides. But with Moscow’s invasion of
from @SecBlinken. Discussed the in Ukraine during a call with Vladimir in response to a media query. Ukraine, that cautious approach will
ongoing developments in Ukraine Putin, the Indian government said in a He said it is an evolving situation become increasingly untenable for
and its implications.” The EAM also statement on Thursday. both on the ground and in the United New Delhi. It could hurt India’s inter-
held talks with the Foreign Minister In an appeal to India, Ukrainian Nations. ests in the long-run.
of Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, about the diplomat Igor Polikha has asked Prime But India’s statement at the UN On January 31, India abstained
evacuation of Indian nationals from Minister Narendra Modi to tell Rus- lacked condemnation of the Russian from voting on whether the United
Ukraine through his country. sian President Vladimir Putin to stop attack on Ukraine, which President Nations Security Council (UNSC)
Taking to Twitter, Jaishankar, any more military adventure. But For- Vladimir Putin called a “special mili- should take up discussion of the situa-
said, “Reached out to my friend FM eign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shring- tary operation”. While it came around tion in Ukraine as a threat to interna-
Peter Szijjarto of Hungary on the la on Thursday said India will wait to the same time as the announcement tional peace and security.
Ukraine evacuation. He has promised see the final shape of the UN Security of the attack, India’s top diplomat at Unlike the confrontational state-
full cooperation to facilitate evacua- Council resolution on the Ukraine sit- the UN — reading from a prepared ments of the U.S. and its allies, India’s
tion from Debrecen. Thank him for uation before taking a position. “The script — expressed “regret” and said statements are conciliatory, peppered
his understanding.” with words like “restraint,” “de-esca-
Earlier in the day, he also ap- lation,” and “diplomatic dialogue.”
preciated the willingness of Slova- Importantly, India has avoided con-
kian FM, Ivan Korcok, to facilitate demning or calling out Russia for its
the evacuation of Indian nationals actions in Ukraine.
through Slovakia. Jaishankar was ex- That India was not on the same
pected to speak to the Ukrainian For- page as the U.S. on the Ukraine crisis
eign Minister Dmytro Kuleba amid was underscored during the Quad for-
Moscow’s ongoing military operations eign ministers meeting at Melbourne
in Ukraine, said Foreign Secretary in February. Unlike the U.S., Japan,
Harsh V Shringla. and Australia, who were strongly criti-
“External Affairs Minister Dr S cal of Russia’s massing of troops along
Jaishankar is expected to speak to the its border with Ukraine, India chose to
Ukrainian Foreign Minister today,” remain silent. Their differences were
said Shringla during a special briefing significant and could not be bridged
on the Ukraine situation on Thursday. during the meeting, as was evident
Notably, the tensions between from the fact that the Quad joint state-
Russia and Ukraine escalated after Pu- ment made no mention of Ukraine.
tin on Monday recognized Ukraine’s The conflict in Ukraine will have
breakaway regions -- Donetsk and reverberations across the world and
Luhansk -- as independent entities. Some 470 students set to exit ukraine and enter Romania through the Porubne-Siret Border even impact India-US relations. It is
In a very important development, for onward evacuation (ANI) a dilemma Modi needs to tackle im-
US President Joe Biden, while ad- mediately.

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