Macron calls on India to support ‘moratorium on strikes’ against Ukrainian civilians

We have some comments from French President Emmanuel Macron, who has met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mumbai.

Speaking alongside Modi, Macron called on India to back the suspension of military strikes targeting civilians and infrastructure in the war.

Macron urged Modi to “support the establishment of an immediate and lasting moratorium on attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure”, he told reporters.

India is the second largest buyer of Russian oil after China, and more than 30 percent of its fuel is sourced from Russia, providing revenue to the Kremlin despite Western sanctions. India imported just 1 percent of its oil from Russia before the Ukraine war started in 2022.