Ukraine envoy to India Igor Polikha has appealed to India to intervene in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict and urged Prime Minister Modi to take steps to solve the crisis.
"We urge PM Narendra Modi to immediately contact Russian President Vladimir Putin and our President Volodymyr Zelensky," Ukrainian Ambassador Igor Polikha said.
"Modi Ji is one of the most powerful and most respected leaders in the world," he said, adding that India has a "special privilege" and a strategic relationship with Russia and Ukraine is expecting a much more favorable attitude by the Indian government in this crisis.
"I don't know how many world leaders Putin may listen to but, the status of Modi makes me hopeful. Because of his strong voice, Putin would at least think it over. We are expecting a much more favorable attitude from the Indian Government," he said.
Weighing in on the conflict, he said that there is fresh information about casualties. They say they are attacking only military facilities, but we have suffered "civilian casualties".
"We have the first civilian casualties even on the outskirts of the capital. There's fighting in some areas. According to information from our Ministry of Defence, the Ukrainian side shot down five Russian fighter planes, two helicopters, and destroyed two tanks and several trucks."
"Some attacks happened on the outskirts of the capital. Some attacks happened deep inside the territory of Ukraine. We`re getting the first information about casualties among our soldiers and the civilians," he further said.
Ukraine envoy to India Igor Polikha's appeal to PM Modi came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. He said the clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces are "inevitable".
"We urge PM Narendra Modi to immediately contact Russian President Vladimir Putin and our President Volodymyr Zelensky," Ukrainian Ambassador Igor Polikha said.
"Modi Ji is one of the most powerful and most respected leaders in the world," he said, adding that India has a "special privilege" and a strategic relationship with Russia and Ukraine is expecting a much more favorable attitude by the Indian government in this crisis.
"I don't know how many world leaders Putin may listen to but, the status of Modi makes me hopeful. Because of his strong voice, Putin would at least think it over. We are expecting a much more favorable attitude from the Indian Government," he said.
Weighing in on the conflict, he said that there is fresh information about casualties. They say they are attacking only military facilities, but we have suffered "civilian casualties".
"We have the first civilian casualties even on the outskirts of the capital. There's fighting in some areas. According to information from our Ministry of Defence, the Ukrainian side shot down five Russian fighter planes, two helicopters, and destroyed two tanks and several trucks."
"Some attacks happened on the outskirts of the capital. Some attacks happened deep inside the territory of Ukraine. We`re getting the first information about casualties among our soldiers and the civilians," he further said.
Ukraine envoy to India Igor Polikha's appeal to PM Modi came hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared war on Ukraine. He said the clashes between Russian and Ukrainian forces are "inevitable".
