The United States on Tuesday (July 16), asked India to ‘utilise’ its string ties with Russia to bring an end to Ukraine war. Matthew Miller, Spokesperson of US State Department, said in a press conference that India should tell Russian President Vladimir Putin that the “illegal war” in Ukraine must end and UN Charter is respected.
“So India has a longstanding relationship with Russia. I think that’s well-known. And we have – speaking for the United States – encouraged India to utilize that relationship with Russia, that longstanding relationship and the unique position that they have, to urge President Putin to end his illegal war and to find a just peace, a lasting peace to this conflict; to tell Vladimir Putin to respect the UN Charter, to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” Miller said