Ukraine’s youngest MP, Sviatoslav Yurash, praised India’s PM Modi for communicating with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the country’s present circumstances.
Sviatoslav Yurash, Ukraine’s youngest Member of Parliament, praised India for taking humanitarian measures to assist those affected by Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for speaking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the current situation.
“India is one of those countries which will decide the fate of this century. As far as the Indian position on the Russian relationship is concerned, thankful for the call PM Modi made to our President. We’re thankful for the humanitarian steps that India has been making,” said the MP in an interview with news agency ANI.
The Ukrainian MP also stated that India and Russia had a strategic alliance, but that India should reevaluate its attitude in light of Russian aggression in Ukraine.
“As far as India-Russia is concerned, you have a treaty on strategic friendship and partnership, I think that needs to be reconsidered in light of not just Ukraine but all misdeeds that Putin’s regime has been doing for the last 20 years. Russia needs to be punished by India,” he further added.
In response to a question on whether the MP expects peace in Ukraine returning soon, he stated,”Depends on Kremlin. If Kremlin decides to continue pushing, we’ll continue fighting. Fighting for fundamental rights that we want to safeguard as our ancestors had safeguarded. Not going to abandon all that we won.”
Earlier, a Ukrainian MP was observed manning the checkpoint and brandishing a weapon. In response to such image, the MP stated, “Fact of the matter is, with Kyiv besieged and Ukraine needs to mobilize and try to defend against Russian invasion, everybody is a soldier now. Everybody needs to find their place.”
The MP also praised the actions taken by Western countries in the midst of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
When asked if Ukraine feels deceived by its partners (Western nations), the Ukrainian MP responded, “We understand the West does the right thing after exhausting other options. The reality is, it takes time for those institutions to spring into action. We don’t have time, so we’re fighting Russian invaders.”
“As far as the West is concerned, we have received a lot of aid, we have received a lot of help and we are thankful for that. But again, nothing is enough, nothing is too much and all are welcome,” he added.
After recognising the Ukrainian separatist areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as autonomous republics, Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russia maintains that it began “military operations” in Ukraine to save the people of eastern Ukraine and to “demilitarise” and “denazify” the country’s political leadership.
