Germany would not “preach or teach” India about its position on Russia’s war in Ukraine but hoped that no “friendly country” would attempt to subvert sanctions put in place by the U.S., the European Union and partners against Russia, German Foreign and Security Advisor Jens Plotner said in Delhi on Wednesday.
Mr. Plotner, who met National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during his two-day visit said that while India had had some differences from the western countries on the war, he hoped that they could come to the “common conclusion” that Russia’s invasion, which he called a “blatant violation of international norms”, would not go “unchecked,” in his discussions in Delhi.
“Because, if this [Russian action] goes unchecked, I think it will be really devastating for all of us. And that is why I’m quite confident that although in the past there have been different ways of voting [at the United Nations], I do feel that that there is a solid basis of commonality of view with our friends in India,” Mr. Plotner told journalists on Wednesday prior to his meetings.
