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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after holding wide-ranging talks with his Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that has been pushing for peace in Ukraine and wants the Russians out of that country.
At a press conference, Johnson said Modi has been ‘very strong’ in his reaction to what happened in Bucha in Ukraine and that everyone understands and respects New Delhi’s decades-old historic relationship with Moscow.
The British prime minister was responding to question on whether he asked Modi to use his influence over Moscow to put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression against Ukraine.
I think you have to recognise that Indians and Narendra Modi, in particular, came out with very strong language on what’s happened in Bucha. ..Talking to PM Modi, it is clear he has already intervened several times with Vladimir Putin,” he said.
“What the Indians want is peace in Ukraine and they want Russians out and I totally agree with that,” Johnson said, adding India and the UK have greater convergence on various challenges facing the world.
At the same time, he said India-Russia ties are historically well-known and they are not going to change it.
“The situation around the world is obliging the UK and India to do more together… The Russia-India ties are historically well-known and they are not going to change that,” he said.
