India to press Russia to end war, West to not complicate matters

Jaishankar Talks To Focus On Trade Through Nat’l Currencies

- Sachin Parashar

New Delhi: Ahead of foreign minister S Jaishankar's talks with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Ukraine and other regional and global issues, Russia emphasised both countries shared similar positions on "most pressing issues" and also in their adherence to international law and the UN Charter, which the West has accused Russia of violating by invading and annexing Ukrainian territory.

Moscow also said before the dialogue on Tuesday, which will also look at ways to further ramp up energy ties despite the Western sanctions, that both India and Russia stood for a more just and equal polycentric world. While not condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine, India has repeatedly called upon Moscow, and indeed others, to respect the UN Charter, international law and also the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.