New Delhi has shown its readiness to contribute to resolving the conflict and put forward its own proposals, the Kremlin spokesman told RT<\/p>\n
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expressed Russia\u2019s gratitude for India\u2019s readiness to make a strong contribution to resolving the Ukraine conflict while speaking to RT, responding to reports of a three-part peace proposal from New Delhi.
\n\u201dThe Indian side is really ready to make a strong contribution\u201d toward resolving the conflict, Peskov said, adding \u201cwe are grateful to our Indian friends for such readiness and for those ideas that are being expressed.\u201d
\nPeskov did not refer directly to Delhi\u2019s reported three-part plan or endorse its individual elements. The conflict is now in its fifth year.
\nMoscow\u2019s comments follow recent reports in India about New Delhi shifting gears on an issue that has vexed US President Donald Trump and his negotiators for more than two years. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said Monday that India has moved beyond simply advocating for peace and is now holding conversations with both Moscow and Kiev.
\nIndian media have reported, citing diplomatic sources, that New Delhi\u2019s proposal seeks to halt attacks on energy facilities and other infrastructure, keep grain and energy moving through Black Sea ports, and stop strikes on commercial shipping.
\nIt was reportedly discussed during Jaishankar\u2019s visit to Kiev last month. Ukraine has separately acknowledged receiving an Indian ceasefire proposal. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga described it as the \u201cmost comprehensive\u201d among the four initiatives received by Kiev, the others being from T\u00fcrkiye, Egypt, and the US.<\/p>\n
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The focus on the Black Sea has direct relevance for India. Recent attacks on merchant vessels have not only affected Russian energy and grain flows, they have brought peril and sometimes death to their mostly-Indian crews.
\nNew Delhi\u2019s conversations began with Black Sea shipping safety and have expanded to grain and energy exports and possible agreements on halting attacks, Jaishankar said Monday.
\n\u201dThis will require dialogue and diplomacy. There have to be negotiations,\u201d he said, describing the discussions as ongoing.
\nRussian President Vladimir Putin praised India\u2019s efforts last week, saying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi repeatedly brings up ending the conflict and has \u201cvery good ideas\u201d to find mutually acceptable solutions. He thanked Modi for his desire to seek an end to the conflict through peaceful means.<\/p>\n
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The diplomatic engagement comes as India faces growing US pressure over its Russian energy purchases. India-US trade negotiations have hit a \u201cplateau,\u201d while a new US law has raised the prospect of tariffs of up to 100% on Indian goods over continued purchases of Russian oil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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