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India Proposes Three-Part Russia-Ukraine Truce on Energy, Black Sea
India has suggested a plan to reduce some dangers in the Russia-Ukraine war.
It has three parts.
The first is to stop attacks on energy sites and other important infrastructure.
The second is to keep grain and energy moving through Black Sea ports.
The third is to stop attacks on commercial ships there.
Ukraine confirmed that it received the proposal.
Ukraine said it is willing to consider different ways to arrange a truce.
The articles describe earlier proposals from Egypt and Turkey as focused mainly on grain and shipping, and the US proposal as focused on energy sites.
India proposed a three-part truce covering energy infrastructure, Black Sea commodity flows and commercial shipping.
The proposal calls for halting attacks on energy facilities and other critical infrastructure.
It seeks to keep grain and energy moving through Black Sea ports and end strikes on commercial vessels.
Ukraine confirmed receiving the proposal; Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha called it the most comprehensive of four international initiatives.
The articles say Egypt and Turkey focused mainly on grain and shipping, while the US proposal focused on an energy ceasefire.
- Who
- India proposed the truce to Ukraine; Ukraine confirmed receiving it.
- What
- A three-part proposal to halt infrastructure attacks, maintain grain and energy flows through Black Sea ports, and protect commercial shipping.
- Where
- Kyiv and the Black Sea.
- When
- It was conveyed during External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar's Kyiv visit; one report dates the visit to September 3.
- Why
- To reduce hostilities and protect critical infrastructure, commodity flows and commercial shipping.
Key facts
- Proposer
- India
- Recipient
- Ukraine
- Proposal components
- Infrastructure protection; continued grain and energy flows through Black Sea ports; an end to attacks on commercial vessels.
- Conveyed by
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar during a visit to Kyiv
- Ukraine's response
- Andrii Sybiha confirmed receipt and said Kyiv was ready to consider different truce formats.
- Other initiatives mentioned
- Proposals from Egypt, Turkey and the United States
- Reported date
- One article says Jaishankar's Kyiv visit took place on September 3; the other refers to it as last month.
Quotes
Andrii Sybiha
Ukraine's foreign minister
“Kyiv is ready to consider different formats for a truce, but any agreement should cover not only combat operations but also attacks on energy and port infrastructure and the situation in the Black Sea.”
NDTV
Sources
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