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Modi, Macron call for ‘immediate’ end to Ukraine hostilities, but differences remain

France's President Emmanuel Macron welcomes India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Macron's wife, Brigitte looks on, before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, 4 May 2022. © Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again stopped short of condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine after meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Modi has been striking a balance between Europe and Russia, which supplies it with a large part of its arms and energy.

"France and India expressed their deep concern over the humanitarian crisis and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine," Modi and Macron said in a joint statement after they met in Paris for talks over dinner Wednesday evening.

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