‘India can stop Ukraine war’: Polish deputy foreign minister says Modi ‘among the few who can influence’ Putin

As the war between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, Poland has identified India as a key country that can put an end to the conflict. Speaking to reporters, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski said that India’s intervention in 2022 prevented the conflict from turning into a nuclear conflict.

Speaking to the news agency that IThe Polish Minister also stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is among the few leaders who can actually influence Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a very well-known and well-respected statesman, and India has a long-standing relationship with the Russian Federation and, before that, with the Soviet Union as a non-aligned country. President Putin actually cares about what Prime Minister Modi tells him,” he told ANI.

“Prime Minister Modi is one of the few people who can actually exert some pressure and influence on President Putin, and this is clearly something India can do to stop this conflict,” Bartoszewski added.

The Polish Minister also discussed the developments of 2022, when India intervened in the war and called for a halt to nuclear escalation.

This was also when India launched ‘Operation Ganga’ to bring back thousands of Indian students stranded in Ukraine due to Russian attacks.

Putin also criticized the United States and its attempt to pressure New Delhi over its cooperation with Russia, saying such moves “harm” bilateral and international relations.

“We are happy that India is developing its relations with all countries. It is a great country. It is natural for (India) to develop its economy in accordance with its interests with those countries that it deems necessary,” Putin said while speaking to the media at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

(With inputs from Annie)