On Friday, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said his country believes that India and some other countries that maintain a relationship with Moscow and Kyiv can help settle the conflict in Ukraine.
"We took note of the Kremlin statement that the Kremlin is willing to engage in dialogue but only if the new territorial reality is recognized. That is a clear sign as any that Moscow has no genuine appetite to engage in dialogue and diplomacy that will lead to a just and durable peace. We ultimately hope to alter that calculus. We seek to alter that calculus by continuing to provide Ukraine with the security assistance it needs," the spokesman said at a news conference.
"We are confident that countries like India at that moment may have a particular role to play and we welcome that," he said.
According to Price, the US has been in "regular close contact with India regarding what we can do to hold Russia accountable and impose additional costs on Russia" for the special military operation.
The spokesperson noted that Washington and New Delhi may not always share precisely the same policy approach; however, both countries share a commitment to upholding a rules-based international order that respects territorial integrity and sovereignty that is at the heart of our global strategic partnership with India," he said. "We agree very much with India the restoration of an enduring peace in Ukraine is essential."
"We agree very much with India the restoration of an enduring peace in Ukraine is essential."
He highlighted that the US believes that countries like India, which has a relationship with Russia and Ukraine, could be in a position to conduct dialogue and diplomacy that could one day bring an end" to the conflict in Kyiv.
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