''India is open to any peace efforts to end the conflict...we have constantly favoured a settlement through dialogue and diplomacy,'' Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at a media briefing.
While hardly any progress has been made in resolving the Ukraine conflict, another very serious conflict having wider regional and world implications has erupted in the volatile Middle-East region.
The Russian president had also skipped the recent BRICS Summit in South Africa and addressed the five-nation meet via video link.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers, who included External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, reiterated their known positions on Ukraine.
The US State Department spokesperson said this during a regular press briefing to a media query on US weapons being used on Russian territory.
In recent years, welcome efforts have been made to regulate the trade of a wide range of arms using the Arms Trade Treaty, but a big hurdle for these noble and much-needed efforts has been encountered in the form of the activities of weapon smugglers and traffickers.
India highlighted that the impact of the Ukraine conflict is not just limited to Europe, adding that it has exacerbated concerns over food, fertilizer and fuel security, especially in developing countries.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the Ukraine conflict may trigger social and economic chaos around the world.
The Russia-Ukraine war has widened the West-East divide and the world is on the verge of reinstating the old rusty USSR ‘iron curtain’. The start of the process is in the skies. International organizations should intervene to manage the Russia-Ukraine crisis through moderated dialogues between the nations.
In 1996, the USA interfered in the Russian elections so that its favored politician Boris Yeltsin could be elected as the President. Yeltsin implemented pro-big business and pro West economic policies that impoverished the common Russian people. This emboldened US policy makers to go back on the assurances regarding Nato expansion eastward.
