Russia Responds to PM Modi’s “It’s Not an Era of War” Advice to President Putin
Russia’s Ambassador to India Denis Alipov has reacted to PM Narendra Modi’s remark of “today is not the era of war”. He said that during his meeting with President Putin in Samarkand, PM Modi had told the Russian leader that “today’s era is not of war”, a remark that a section of world leaders did as a public rebuke. saw. Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end hostilities in Ukraine, Denis Alipov said the remarks are in line with India’s position on the issue. “The West only uses quotes that are consistent with them, ignoring other parts.”
He said the sanctions imposed by Western countries had little effect on Russia. At the same time, the G-7 countries and the European Union have set oil price limits on Russian crude and refined products to limit the revenue of the Kremlin. A statement issued by G-7 finance ministers earlier this month said the price cap was specifically designed to reduce Russian revenues and reduce Ukraine’s ability to fund the war. Alipov said that the price cap will lead to a huge shortage of oil in the global markets and the prices will increase rapidly.
While the US has asked India to join an alliance to limit Russian oil prices, New Delhi said it would “carefully examine” the proposal before taking any decision. To this, Alipov said, “India has so far taken a cautious approach to this idea. It will not be beneficial to Indian interest.” On the reports of Pakistan transferring arms to Ukraine, Alipov said that if such a delivery takes place, it will have a negative impact on Russia’s relations with Pakistan.
“There have been such unconfirmed reports so far, I am not aware of the facts. If it is confirmed, it will affect our relations with Pakistan, no doubt about it,” the Russian ambassador said. Russia said on Friday that it will stop supplying oil to the global market if the price range proposed by the G-7 countries is not appropriate. Russia’s ambassador to India Denis Alipov said at a press conference, “If we believe that prices are not fair and unacceptable to us, we will stop supplying oil to global markets and countries that are involved in the US initiative on price limits.” are included.
