The United States recognizes India as a strategic partner, engaging in open and honest discussions, including concerns about India's relationship with Russia. This statement from State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller came as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow for bilateral talks.
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00:00And we would urge India, as we do any country when it engages with Russia, to make clear that any
00:08resolution to the conflict in Ukraine needs to be one that respects the UN Charter, that respects
00:13Ukraine's territorial integrity, Ukraine's sovereignty. And, you know, India is a strategic
00:21partner with whom we engage in a full and frank dialogue, and that includes on our concerns about
00:27the relationship with Russia. Could I follow up on one more? The – there's another visitor in
00:31Moscow today, Prime Minister Modi of India. You know, obviously, India has a longstanding
00:36relationship with Russia. What do you think of the timing of this right before the NATO Summit
00:39and in light of what's going on? Yeah, so again, we did just see Modi, like Orban, meet with
00:44President Zelensky. We thought that was an important step to take. And we would urge India,
00:49as we do any country when it engages with Russia, to make clear that any
00:54resolution to the conflict in Ukraine needs to be one that respects the UN Charter, that respects
01:01Ukraine's territorial integrity, Ukraine's sovereignty. And, you know, India is a strategic
01:09partner with whom we engage in a full and frank dialogue, and that includes on our concerns about
01:15the relationship with Russia. Sorry, I agree. I don't understand your answer to the Orban question.
01:22I mean, it's okay, and it's good and productive for him to go to see Zelensky in Kyiv, but
01:27it's concerning and bad that he goes to Putin in Kyiv. Is it only the timing? Because there are
01:33plenty of people who have been going – If you listen to the answer that I – to my full answer,
01:39it's we welcome people engaging with Russia about the war in Ukraine if they make clear to Russia
01:44that Russia needs to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. And that goes to the
01:49fact that there is a difference between Ukraine and Russia, and there's a difference between
01:53engaging with Ukraine and Russia, because one side is the aggressor and one side is the victim. So,
01:58of course, there – we look at their engagement with those two countries differently.
02:01Well, yeah, but okay. So do you know for sure that he didn't make those things clear?
02:06We have seen no indication that that is – including his public statements, that that is what he's
02:11making clear. And do you think that Prime Minister Modi made clear to President Putin?
02:14As I just said, we – Do you think that President Erdogan has made clear to –
02:19So I will look to Prime Minister Modi's public remarks to see what he talked about. But as I said,
02:24we made quite clear directly with India our concerns about their relationship with Russia,
02:29and so we would hope India and any other country, when they engage with Russia,
02:35would make clear that Russia should respect the UN Charter,
02:38should respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
02:49FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROVSKY