Willing to help support earnest efforts for peace in Gaza, Ukraine: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his willingness to help support earnest efforts that could lead to early restoration of peace, particularly in Gaza and Ukraine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his willingness to help support earnest efforts that could lead to early restoration of peace, particularly in Gaza and Ukraine.
He mentioned that the Russian economy continues to develop despite external threats and attempts to influence it.
US president-elect Donald Trump has invited China’s president Xi Jinping to his inauguration on January 20 in a surprise move which appears to be part of a plan to involve Beijing in ceasefire negotiations in Ukraine.
Donald Trump said on Monday that he would speak to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and that of Russia Vladimir Putin to end the "carnage" of nearly three years of war, as the Kremlin leader lauded Russian army successes on the ground.
Donald Trump’s election victory and his vow to swiftly end the Ukraine-Russia war present both an ambitious promise and a diplomatic quandary.
The conversation between the two leaders took place days after Ukrainian President Voldymyr Zelenskyy condemned the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, calling it a “devastating blow to peace efforts”.
The prospect of Ukraine joining Nato has long been a contentious issue, but the statements by former Russian President and current deputy chairman of its Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev have elevated the stakes to a new level of tension.
A senior Russian official said that Ukraine's accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) would be not just a direct threat to Russia but a delayed declaration of war, local media reported on Wednesday.
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has urged global leaders to redirect resources from warfare to peace and sustainable development initiatives.
Since no early end to the Ukraine crisis seems to be on the horizon, and the divisions between US allies and other countries are unlikely to go away so soon, Vietnam shall be faced with the difficult task of navigating its foreign policy in order not to unduly provoke either China or Russia by siding with either.
