Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, recently said that the EU would support various efforts made by India; however, it will remain ‘firm and united’ in backing Ukraine against Russia’s aggression.
India is quickly becoming a balancing factor to the world’s problems. Be it Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, or being the champion of Global South, India’s approach is being held as clinical by different countries across the world.
While there were various points of discord between the West and Russia over the Ukraine crisis for a joint communiqué ahead of the G20 Summit, the EU was vocal about its support for India even though they remained firm on backing Ukraine.
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“‘I don’t know if this is possible or not to have an agreement on a final communiqué, we will see. But we will defend our principles and will also support the efforts made by India,’ HT quoted Michel as saying when asked about the possibility of the Ukraine crisis holding up a leaders’ declaration.”
Michel said that he was not in favor of making a “tough statement” and was happy to give space to India to find a working solution for a joint communiqué.
Michel mentioned, “We hope that it will be possible to have a communique and there is no secret about the position that the EU is defending around the table regarding the war launched by Russia against Ukraine.”
While it is true that India has called for the cessation of hostilities in Ukraine and Russia, New Delhi has not been vocal about criticizing Russia’s actions. Political pundits are of the opinion Russia is the primary supplier of military equipment and oil, and their relationship goes back long in history, which is why India can only take a very balanced approach to condemn Russia’s actions.
According to Michel, despite being a permanent member of the Security Council, Russia has time and again violated the UN Charter.
“I sincerely hope this G20 meeting is one more occasion to make the clarity about Russian behavior…because by launching this war against Ukraine and by transforming the Black Sea into a battlefield Russia is shooting a food missile against the developing countries,” Michel reiterated.
“We think we need to encourage China to play a positive role at the global level and to defend the UN Charter and…the sovereignty of Ukraine,” he added.
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