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Ukraine calls India before the UNGA meeting

On the night of the first anniversary of the Russian invasion, Ukraine pressed India to support a resolution to be voted on by the UN General Assembly that calls for an end to hostilities and a peace that guarantees Ukraine’s “sovereignty, independence, unity, and territorial integrity.”

On Tuesday, Andriy Yermak, the head of the office of the Ukrainian president, and Ajit Doval, the national security advisor, discussed the issue over the phone. Yermak briefs Doval on the warfront situation, including indications that Moscow is contemplating “certain offensive moves.”

According to a readout from the Ukrainian president, Yermak stated that Ukraine is seeking the widest possible support, particularly from nations of the Global South, for the resolution to be voted on by the UN General Assembly on February 23.

“Our cooperation with India is of the utmost importance. We are confident that you will support our resolution because it contains very accurate language regarding the inviolability of borders and territorial integrity. “Our objectives are simple and unambiguous: we do not claim a single centimetre of Russian territory; we simply want ours back,” said Yermak.

The Indian side issued no public statement over the phone exchange. Since the Russian invasion began on February 24 of last year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had multiple conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Modi has advocated direct negotiations between the two leaders, and in September of last year, he told Putin that “the current moment is not one of conflict.”

India has thus far abstained on the majority of votes pertaining to Ukraine in UN organisations and has refrained from explicitly condemning Russia’s actions. Yet, it has urged for the preservation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states.

The proposed resolution, titled “Principles underlying a comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine,” is more expansive than the 10-point peace plan Zelensky introduced at the G20 Summit in Bali in November. It is anticipated that the 193-member United Nations General Assembly will vote on it following Wednesday’s statements by representatives of dozens of countries.

Yermak briefs Doval on the “very difficult” defence of Bakhmut city in the Donetsk region, according to the Ukrainian readout. “We are aware that Russia is planning hostile acts, and we are preparing a response. The Russian army is extremely unmotivated, whereas Ukrainian troops display great valour and tenacity. We shall not cease until all of our areas are liberated. We need only guns,” he stated.

While fighting continues on the battlefield, Ukraine has submitted a 10-point peace plan that provides full solutions to “the question of what must be done to end the war in a sustainable and just manner,” he added. The proposed resolution, according to Yermak, is founded on fundamental concepts such as the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of states within internationally recognised borders.

Yermak emphasised the significance of replacing the ineffective global security system that existed until February 24, 2022, with a new, effective system.

This resolution is crucial to us because it restores respect for international law and the United Nations Charter…

“It is crucial to safeguard the territorial integrity of every state in the world in order to prevent any future attempts by one nation to annex the territory of another,” he stated.

Yermak stated that India and the majority of countries share these beliefs. Ukraine welcomes all initiatives that offer a chance to end the conflict and restore the country’s territorial integrity, but they should not be “partial transitory solutions such as a ceasefire,” he stressed.

“Otherwise, the peace would be shaky, and Ukraine cannot allow this. “We are fully certain that the conflict can and must finish this year, so that the anniversary of the launch of the full-scale invasion would be the first and last in our history,” stated Yermak.

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