Ukraine’s Foreign Minister To Visit India

Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said on Monday that supporting Ukraine’s cause translates into supporting Gandhian ideals. The Minister announced in a recorded video message that he will be...

Ruby Thakur
March 28, 2024
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Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said on Monday that supporting Ukraine’s cause translates into supporting Gandhian ideals. The Minister announced in a recorded video message that he will be visiting India this week. Mr. Kuleba described India and Ukraine as two big democracies that will forge a stronger partnership.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister To Visit India

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Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, said on Monday that supporting Ukraine’s cause translates into supporting Gandhian ideals. The Minister announced in a recorded video message that he will be visiting India this week. Mr. Kuleba described India and Ukraine as two big democracies that will forge a stronger partnership.

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Kuleba’s visit comes at the invitation of his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, after a telephone call between the leaders of the two nations at the beginning of the year, said one of the officials. Both officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
Ukraine’s peace plan, as presented by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calls for removing all Russian troops, restoring Ukraine’s 1991 post-Soviet borders and a process to make Russia accountable for its actions.

Apart from talks with Indian officials, Kuleba is also set to “review the India-Ukraine inter-governmental commission”, one of the officials said, referring to a panel charged with keeping up the two nations’ economic, cultural and technological ties.
This would be his first-ever visit to the world’s most populous democracy.
In his trip to New Delhi—by any top Ukrainian minister since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022—Kuleba aims to lobby for support for a peace summit.
It is important to note that the India-Ukraine inter-governmental commission—established in April 1994—oversees all aspects of the bilateral relationship including trade, economic, scientific, technological, industrial and cultural cooperation.

The proposed peace summit is set to build on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 10-point peace formula unveiled in 2022 and a series of meetings held in recent months.
Zelenskiy first announced his peace formula at a November summit of the Group of 20 major economies.

The Plan Calls For:

Radiation and nuclear safety, focusing on restoring safety around Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine, which is now-Russian occupied.
Food security, including protecting and ensuring Ukraine’s grain exports to the world’s poorest nations.

Energy security, with focus on price restrictions on Russian energy resources, as well as aiding Ukraine with restoring its power infrastructure, half of which has been damaged by Russian attacks.
Release of all prisoners and deportees, including war prisoners and children deported to Russia.
Restoring Ukraine’s territorial integrity and Russia reaffirming it according the U.N. Charter, which Zelenskiy said is “not up to negotiations”.

Withdrawal of Russian troops and cessation of hostilities, restoration of Ukraine’s state borders with Russia.
Justice, including the establishment of a special tribunal to prosecute Russian war crimes.
Prevention of ecocide, need for protection of environment, with focus on demining and restoring water treatment facilities.
Prevention of escalation of conflict, and building security architecture in the Euro-Atlantic space, including guarantees for Ukraine.
Confirmation of the war’s end, including a document signed by the involved parties.