Amid the escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Foreign ministers of the Quad group, which incorporates India, Australia, Japan and the United States, on Friday highlighted the need for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in Ukraine in accordance with international law.
At least one Ukrainian missile has struck the headquarters of Russia’s Black Sea navy in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, setting it ablaze, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in Canada on Thursday and will be addressing the Canadian Parliament on Friday, Voice of America (VOA) reported.
India has questioned, why the United Nations Security Council, which is mandated to maintain international peace and security has been rendered “completely ineffective” in resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
Reiterating India’s demand for expansion of the United Nations Security Council, Ministry of External Affairs, Secretary (West) Sanjay Verma said that the ‘architecture’ of the global governance in 2025 for the future, cannot be written in ink from 1945.
Amid a growing dispute over a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain imports, Poland said on Wednesday that it will stop providing weapons to ally Kyiv, CNN reported.
Zelenskyy called his discussion with Lula "honest and constructive." He said that their diplomatic teams have been asked to work on the next steps in bilateral ties.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday (local time) accused Russia of weaponising energy and food. He said countries need to support Ukraine as well as back the sustainable development goals (SDG) and global development, calling it the only responsible choice."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday (local time) accused the West of selectively turning to principles of the UN Charter on a case-by-case basis based on their "parochial geopolitical needs."
He said, “Russia continues to engage in reckless nuclear rattling, announcing that it's stationing nuclear weapons in Belarus. And continuing to use Europe's biggest nuclear power plant and its employees as a shield for its aggression, risking catastrophic consequences.”