India’s influence big, can stop Putin and put him in his place: Zelenskyy

Kyiv, August 23

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday expressed confidence that India had a role to bring peace to the conflict-ridden region.

What are BHISHM Cubes Gifted By India To Ukraine

• BHISHM cubes will help in providing emergency medical care
• A team of experts from India has been deployed to provide initial training to operate the cubes
• 36 mini cubical boxes form a mother cube and two such

  mother cubes are combined to form a BHISHM Cube

• One mother cube has the medicines and equipment for first-line care of all kinds of injuries and emergency medical situations, apart from shelter and food for a crew of five for 48 hours
• The other mother cube has surgical equipment and can set up a basic operating room to manage 10-15 basic surgeries per day

Speaking to the media in Kyiv, the Ukranian President said: “India will play its role. I think that India began to recognise that this is not just conflict, this is real war of one man and his name is Putin, against a whole country whose name is Ukraine. You are a big country. You have a big influence and you can stop Putin and halt his economy, and put him really in his place.”

The Ukranian President was echoing the strong message of peace given by PM Narendra Modi during his bilateral meeting with him at the Mariinskyi Palace.

PM Narendra Modi had told Zelenskyy that dialogue was the only solution to the conflict in Ukraine. “India was never neutral, we have always been on the side of peace,” PM Modi told Zelenskyy in their bilateral meeting. The PM further said that India was ready to play an active role in the path to peace and progress.

“People from other countries also know that India has actively planned peace efforts and you also know that our approach has been people-centric. I want to assure you and the entire world that this is India’s commitment and we believe that respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity is of utmost importance to us and we support it,” PM Modi had told Zelenskyy.