SOURCE: ANI
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Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Secretary of State, Wladyslaw Teofil Bartoszewski, on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi played a role in persuading Russian President Vladimir Putin not to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine.
Speaking to ANI, Bartoszewski stated that Putin had “threatened” to use tactical nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory, but calls from India and China influenced his decision to reconsider.
“President Putin was threatening to use tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Ukraine. The Americans sent lots of messages for him to not think about it… That didn’t necessarily persuade him at first. He received two phone calls- one from the President of China, Xi Jinping, and one from PM Modi, telling him that neither China nor India independently approve of the war. When two major nations which Russia consider to be friendly said don’t do it. He decided that it is not a good idea so PM Narendra Modi played a role in it,” Bartoszewski said.
Bartoszewski, along with several world leaders, is attending the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi.
Additionally, Ukrainian MP Sviatoslav Yurash highlighted India’s global influence and noted that PM Modi’s recent podcast with American research scientist Lex Fridman aligned with Ukraine’s perspective that war should not be permissible.