“Modi confirmed the unchanging position of India regarding the peaceful resolution of the conflict and the support of efforts aimed at restoring the room as soon as possible,” we read in a message published on the website of Prime Minister India.
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In an interview with Zelanski Modi, he was also to assure the Ukrainian president that India was ready “to provide all possible support” in the pursuit of peace. The statement does not mention the increase in the US administration of customs duties on goods from India.
Zelanski: Moscow did not give any positive signal
The President of Ukraine also informed about the course of the conversation. “I informed about talks with President Trump in Washington with the participation of European leaders. It was a fruitful and important conversation, a common vision of partners about how to achieve a real peace. Ukraine confirmed the readiness to meet the boss of Russia. Almost two weeks passed, and at that time when Russia should have been preparing for diplomatic activities, Moscow did not give any positive signal Cynic attacks for civilians and killed dozens of our citizens.
War in Ukraine. The US reacts to the cooperation of India with Russia
From Wednesday, increased to 50 percent have been in force. duties on goods exported from India to the United States. The US authorities justified higher tariffs with increased purchases by India oil from Russia. The Reuters agency recalled estimates, according to which from 2022, i.e. from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India saved about $ 17 billion, buying Russian oil.
The White House adviser for trade on Peter Navarro said on Wednesday that India can reduce the duties on them by the US if they stop buying Russian oil, which finances the war machine against Ukraine. “The road to the room at least partly runs through Delhi,” he emphasized.
Relations between India and the USA are cool, unofficially Modi had to not answer the phone from US President Donald Trump several times in recent weeks. The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said at the beginning of August that Trump's criticism of this Asian country for the import of Russian oil is “unjustified and unreasonable.”
