New Delhi
At the time of diplomatic crisis at the world stage, as the leader of world's largest democracy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi rightly underlined the need for 'cessation' of violence in his tele talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Mr Modi reiterated his long-standing conviction that the differences between Russia and the NATO group can only be resolved through "honest and sincere dialogue", a PMO statement said.
The statement said, "President Putin briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the recent developments regarding Ukraine".
Earlier on Thursday morning, the Russian President precipitated a global challenge by ordering invasion of Ukraine much to the chagrin of the western forces and nations led by powerful United States.
The Prime Minister appealed for an immediate cessation of violence, and called for concerted efforts from all sides to return to the path of diplomatic negotiations and dialogue, the PMO statement said.
PM Modi also "sensitised the Russian President about India's concerns" regarding the safety of the Indian citizens in Ukraine, especially students, and conveyed that India attaches the highest priority to their safe exit and return to India.
"The leaders agreed that their officials and diplomatic teams would continue to maintain regular contacts on issues of topical interest," the PMO said.
Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla briefed reporters and said External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will also be talking to his counterpart.
"President Putin briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the recent developments regarding Ukraine".
Mr Modi reiterated his long-standing conviction that the differences between Russia and the NATO group can only be resolved through "honest and sincere dialogue", a PMO statement said.
The Prime Minister appealed for an immediate cessation of violence, and called for concerted efforts from all sides to return to the path of diplomatic negotiations and dialogue.
Modi also "sensitised the Russian President about India's concerns" regarding the safety of the Indian citizens in Ukraine, especially students, and conveyed that India attaches the highest priority to their safe exit and return to India.
"The leaders agreed that their officials and diplomatic teams would continue to maintain regular contacts on issues of topical interest," the PMO said.
(Western leaders have spent the past 20 years trying to guess what Vladimir Putin “really wants”. Very often, it’s enough just to read his words, very carefully. Because usually he means exactly what he says. And in the case of his early morning television address announcing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his words and hints about his intentions were truly terrifying. - The Guardian)
"The Russian Security Council meeting earlier was a piece of theatre in which everyone had their allotted role and their script.
Russia's most senior officials sat in an awkward-looking semi-circle before Vladimir Putin, called upon one by one to step up to the mic and tell him what he wanted to hear.
In the story they spun, Russia was being compelled to step in to protect the people of the Donbas - many of them now Russian citizens - from the deadly threat posed by Kyiv, by giving formal recognition to the breakaway regions." - BBC
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is expected to speak to the Ukrainian counterpart, Foreign Secy Harsh V Shringla told reporters in Delhi in a special briefing.
"It would be difficult to guess in advance the nature of the conversation between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin," he said.
However, he maintained that the conversations will be around the situation in Ukraine.
The Ministry of External Affairs is also We are in touch with the Ministry of Defence to keep provision for airlift (of Indians) capacity, in regard to the situation in Ukraine: Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla
Our Embassy in Ukraine continues to be functional. A number of advisories have been issued by embassies on the situation as it evolves. We're consulting universities, student contractors in the process of providing welfare and safety of our students: Foreign Secy Harsh V Shringla
"Some sanctions have been imposed on Russia by the UK, US, Australia, Japan among others. We have to see what impacts these sanctions will have on our interests. Any sanctions will have an impact on our relationship, I think it would be correct to acknowledge that".
"Our focus in the UNSC is always been on de-escalation of tensions, diplomatic dialogue and emphasised on the existing agreements like the Minsk agreements, the Normandy format," Shirngla said.
We will handle the evacuation with utmost precaution. Roadways have been mapped out to evacuate Indian nationals from Kyiv and reach safer places: Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla
It would be difficult to guess in advance the nature of the conversation between Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The conversations will be around the situation in Ukraine today: Foreign Secretary Harsh V Shringla
"As for Putin’s intentions in Ukraine itself, there was a strong indication that he plans to incorporate the Donbas (including the entire Donetsk and Luhansk regions, most of which are still in Ukrainian hands) into the Russian Federation, just as he did with Crimea in 2014.
He said that the peoples living in Ukraine (by which he meant the Russians) have the right to make a “free choice”, and added that in 2014 Russia “was obliged to protect the people of Crimea” and that those people then chose to “be with their historic homeland, Russia”. There is no other way to interpret those words than as a threat to annex the eastern regions of Ukraine." - Angus Roxburgh
(Angus Roxburgh is a former BBC Moscow correspondent and consultant to the Kremlin. He is the author of The Strongman, Vladimir Putin and the Struggle for Russia)
The UK will impose the “largest and most severe” package of economic sanctions Russia “has ever seen”, Boris Johnson says.
The UK prime minister has been addressing the House of Commons, where he said the UK will do its “utmost” to offer support to Ukraine.
All major Russian banks will be excluded from the UK financial system and a full asset freeze is being imposed on VBT, Russia’s second-largest bank.
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