THE US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had an online meeting today with the talks of the two leaders focusing in Ukraine and The Indian Prime Minister to propose to Russia that President Vladimir Putin have direct talks with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
This morning, I’m meeting virtually with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India. I look forward to further deepening ties between our governments, economies, and people.
– President Biden (@POTUS) April 11, 2022
The conversation took place as well The United States is seeking more help from India to put economic pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.
Biden and Monti have expressed growing concern about the devastation in Ukraine, particularly in Bhutan, where many civilians have been killed.
“Recently, the news of the killing of innocent civilians in the town of Boutsa has been very disturbing. We condemned them immediately and demanded an independent investigation. “said Monti.
The Indian prime minister also stressed to Biden that he had suggested in recent talks with Russia that Putin and Zelensky have direct talks.
Washington has made it clear it does not want to see an increase in Russian energy imports from India.
THE Dalip Singh, US Deputy National Security Advisor An international economic affairs official who recently visited India said the United States would not set a “red line” for India in energy imports from Russia, but did not want to see a “rapid acceleration” in markets.
Driven by sharp rebates following Western sanctions on Russian entities, India has bought at least 13 million barrels of Russian crude since the country invaded Ukraine in late February. That number makes sense, compared to about 16 million barrels for the whole of last year, according to data compiled by Reuters.
The Biden-Monti meeting precedes the meeting between US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmaniam Jaisankar, and Indian Defense Minister Legnos Rajan said.
Biden, who last spoke to Monty in March, recently said that only India among the Quad countries (US, India, Japan and Australia) was “somewhat unstable” in its actions against Russia over the invasion. in Ukraine.
India is trying to balance its ties with Russia and the West, but unlike other members of the Quad countries has not imposed sanctions on Russia.
Biden told Monti he was looking forward to seeing him in Japan “around May 24.”
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