JAIPUR: British high commissioner Alex Ellis on Monday said Russia’s Ukraine invasion was beginning of a long process to achieve something. Speaking during the session ‘Present Tense: Conflict and Democracy’ at the concluding day of Jaipur Literature Festival, Ellis said it was an invasion of autocracy over democracy by Russian president Vladimir Putin just like the acts of Czars and Stalin. Other panellists in the session included ambassador of European Union to India Ugo Astuto and Portuguese politician Bruno Macaes.
“The UK and other nations are short of direct fighting since Ukraine is not an active part of NATO. The UK has been training Ukraine army since 2014-15 and supplying anti-tank missiles to check Putin’s options,” said Ellis.
