Auckland:

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that India is ready to provide all possible facilities to resolve the Ukraine crisis.

He underlined that when the fighting between Ukraine and Russia escalated in sensitive Zaporizhzhya, India had put pressure on Moscow to ensure the safety of the nuclear plant there.

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  • External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said that when the issue of Ukraine comes, it is natural that different countries and regions will react in a slightly different way.

    The External Affairs Minister said that people see it in terms of their point of view, immediate interest, historical experience and their own insecurities.

  • Jaishankar said in this situation he is looking at what India can do, "which will certainly be in India's interest, but also in the interest of the world."

  • External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said, "When I was in the United Nations, the biggest concern was about the Zaporizhia Paramanu plant because there was a fight going on very close to it.

    We were requested to put pressure on Russia on this issue, which we did.

    There are also different concerns at different times which have been raised before us by different countries or the United Nations.

  • Referring to the meeting with Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Astana on September 16, Jaishankar said, "If we decide our stand and put forth our views, I will I don't believe that the country will disrespect him, and this was reflected in the meeting of our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) and President (Vladimir) Putin."

  • Jaishankar said, "If you will visit South Africa especially today, there is a sense of outrage over the behavior done during the pandemic.

    Today there is a sense of desperation that his words are not being heard in the world.

    I look at this issue in the context of food and fuel.