Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “international chief”, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal requested India to assist the war-torn nation restore its financial system by sending again college students and conduct commerce like earlier than.
In an unique interview with India In the present day TV, Shmyhal referred to as India certainly one of Ukraine’s greatest financial companions and praised PM Modi for extending assist and humanitarian assist to the nation.
“PM Modi is a world chief who’s working for world peace. A big a part of Ukraine is now peaceable, and I’d request India to assist us make an financial comeback by sending college students and companies as earlier than,” he stated.
In 2022, India launched ‘Operation Ganga’ to deliver again Indians stranded in Ukraine. Round 18,000 Indian nationals, together with college students, had been evacuated beneath the initiative.
The financial system of Ukraine, which has been engaged in a battle with Russia since February 2022, has suffered heavy losses, contracting by over 30 per cent. It was the sharpest financial decline in over 30 years.
The battle has triggered widespread dying and destruction and displaced hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians, whereas driving up defence spending.
Shmyhal additionally stated Ukraine “will do something” to be a part of the European Union and NATO, an intergovernmental army alliance of 31 member states.
The Ukrainian Prime Minister stated different international locations should press Russia to cease the battle. Shmyhal additionally requested Russian President Putin to liberate Ukrainian territories.
“We’re getting assist by way of weapons and humanitarian help from our allies, however sadly, the necessities are so excessive that we want an increasing number of assist and assist,” he additional stated.
Congratulating India on its seventy fifth Republic Day, the Ukrainian Prime Minister praised the “velocity with which India is transferring forward”. He additionally praised the values of democracy and unity in variety that outline India.
