Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi. File photoNEW DELHI, May 5.Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron have reached a broad understanding of each other's positions on Ukraine, said Vinay Kvatra, First Deputy Foreign Minister of India. and interaction are important so that both India and France can play a constructive role in the evolving situation,” he said during a briefing following the meeting of the leaders of the two countries. Kvatra noted that “Prime Minister Modi gave a very detailed understanding of where came from the position of India, which calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and a resolution of the current situation through diplomacy and dialogue.» «The two leaders also exchanged views in great detail on the cascading impact of the situation in Ukraine in terms of global food shortages, shortages of commodities such as fertilizers, and about how the two countries can work together to solve some of these problems,” he added, noting that India and France “agreed to keep in touch and coordinate very closely.” “So as the situation develops, they can both individually and together play a constructive role in the situation so that all these problems could be solved… And this is a very broad subject area, and anything can be discussed, and it is possible in terms of what the two countries can eventually agree on,» he said.
India urged not to politicize oil supplies from RussiaOn Monday, Modi began his first foreign visit this year, during which he visited Germany, Denmark and France on an official visit. According to the First Deputy Foreign Minister of India Vinay Kvatra, during the visit the Prime Minister of India intends to discuss issues of trade, energy security, defense and Ukraine. The main purpose of Modi's visit is «structuring and strengthening bilateral partnerships across a range of areas» with key countries in Europe, Quatra said. urged the world community to take urgent measures to ensure food security in the light of the events in Ukraine, saying that the sharp increase in prices for basic foodstuffs and interruptions in the supply of goods «plunge millions of people into poverty.» A number of Western countries have imposed new sanctions against the Russian Federation due to Ukraine. According to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in the interests of the Russian Federation.The Europeans have run out of money and patience for refugeesRussian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also noted that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and the economy. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and , on March 25, completed the main tasks of the first stage — significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.
