This is stimulating Putin: why the Indian Prime Minister played into Russia's hands with his visit

This stimulates Putin: why the Indian Prime Minister played along with Russia with his arrival Victoria Grabovskaya

India's Prime Minister arrived in Moscow on July 8 as Russia carried out a cynical attack on Kyiv, where a children's hospital was under attack.” Okhmatdet”. At the same time, Narendra Modi called on Vladimir Putin for dialogue, as well as “respect the UN Charter,” in particular, territorial integrity and sovereignty.

Modi also said that it is impossible to find a solution to the war “on the battlefield.” According to political scientist Igor Reiterovich, which he expressed 24 Channel, India's position regarding Russia's war against Ukraine is ambiguous.

Modi took advantage of the situation

At the same time, Modi’s statement conveyed an important message about the need to end the war in Ukraine, because Russia will not be able to win it.

However, despite this, India continues to take advantage of the situation in which Russia finds itself due to Western sanctions. From the Prime Minister's point of view, he is doing the right thing for his country. Modi, according to the political scientist, has the opportunity to buy energy resources cheaply from Russia and does so.

Modi also agreed that the Russians would release Indian citizens whom Russia had fraudulently recruited and sent to war with Ukraine.

Modi resolved important issues for India in Moscow, but at the same time publicly remained on the position of democracy, noted Reiterovich.

At the same time, the behavior of the Prime Minister of India encourages Putin to continue fighting in Ukraine. The head of the Kremlin has a certain feeling that if such large countries as India have not turned their backs on Russia, then there is no need to stop. In this sense, India played along with Russia.

The visit might not have taken place at all

However, in response, Putin framed Modi.

Missile attack on Kyiv on July 8, when the Indian Prime Minister arrived in Russia, looks like a planned action on the part of the Kremlin, the political scientist noted.

If it had taken place a few days before Modi’s visit, then his arrival would probably have been delayed or wouldn’t have happened at all. Many countries, in particular India and China, react very painfully to tragedies associated with children.

Therefore, the office of the Prime Minister of India, according to Igor Reiterovich, should have calculate this option developments.

World media that covered Modi’s visit to Moscow, they did it in formulations that were not very beneficial to India. In particular, they drew attention to the fact that while Modi and Putin were hugging, a children’s hospital was struck in Kyiv,” he emphasized.

Recall that Vladimir Zelensky reacted the embrace of “the leader of the world’s largest democracy” with “the bloodiest criminal in the world” on the day when the Okhmatdyt hospital was struck. The president called it a “huge disappointment” and a “crushing blow” to peace efforts.