UK, Russia foreign ministers visit India amid Ukraine crisis
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The foreign ministers of Britain and Russia are visiting India as its government seeks to maintain ties with both Moscow and Western nations despite the worsening Ukraine war
NEW DELHI -- The foreign ministers of Britain and Russia are visiting India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to maintain ties with both Moscow and Western nations despite the worsening Ukraine war and humanitarian crisis.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss met with her Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on Thursday and discussed ways to strengthen defense ties, apparently to reduce India's strategic dependence on Russia, officials said.
Western countries are disappointed at India’s reluctance to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. India, which is locked in a two-year border standoff with China, is largely dependent on Russia for military supplies.
Truss said it was vitally important for freedom and democracy in Europe to challenge Putin's invasion and ensure that he loses in Ukraine. "If he was able to have success in invading a sovereign nation, what message will that send to other aggressors?" she said at a separate meeting of the India-U.K. Strategic Futures Forum.
