‘Peace of Peace of Peace Highly appreciated’: first response to India’s Trump-Putin meeting; ‘Ukraine wants to see the early end of the struggle’. Bharat News
NEW Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday welcomed the summit between US President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska to end the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war.In an official statement, Mea spokesman Randhir Jaiswal said that “the world wants to see the initial end of the struggle.”“India welcomes the meeting of the summit in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. His leadership in search of peace is highly commendable. The India appreciates the progress made at the Summit Conference,” Jaswal said.“The path ahead can only be through dialogue and diplomacy. The world wants to see the initial end of the struggle in Ukraine, “he said.Alaska meeting between Trump and Putin lasted for about three hours on Friday, followed by a brief joint press appearance. No deal was announced, nor did the leader question.Trump described the discussions as “very productive” and said that “a large number of compromises” had reached. However, he repeated his familiar stance, saying: “There is no deal until a deal is.Mea’s reaction comes under the backdrop of Trump’s recent decision, citing India’s oil trade with Russia in the US to implement 50% tariff on India’s exports. Next to his meeting with Putin, Trump claimed that his 25% tariff on India on his Russian raw trade lost a major oil customer to Russia.When questioned about the economic aspects of Putin’s talks, Trump highlighted India’s participation, saying, “Well, he lost an oil customer to speak, which is India, who was doing about 40% oil, China as you know that it is doing a lot.”“And if I made secondary restrictions, it would be destructive from their point of view. If I have to do it, I will do it, maybe I will not have to do it,” he said.
