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PM Modi Persuaded Putin Not To Use Nuclear Weapons, Says Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister | Exclusive
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Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski said Poland wanted stable and sustainable peace in Ukraine. (X)© Copyright (C) new18.com. All Rights Reserved.
Poland’s deputy foreign minister and secretary of state Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski on Monday said the country was “grateful” for India’s involvement in the Russia-Ukraine war as he revealed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had persuaded Russian President Vladimir Putin to not use nuclear tactical weapons.
“We had a great visit of PM Modi to Warsaw. PM Modi did persuade Putin not to use nuclear tactical weapons. We want permanent peace. We want stable and sustainable peace in Ukraine,” he told CNN-News18 in an exclusive interview.
Bartoszewski’s statement comes a day after PM Modi, in a podcast with Lex Fridman, said peace could only be restored on the negotiation table and not the battlefield, urging both warring nations to engage in talks.
“I have a close relationship with Russia and Ukraine alike. I can sit with President Putin and say that this is not the time for war, and I can also tell President Zelenskyy in a friendly way that brother, regardless of how many people stand with you in the world, there will never be a resolution on the battlefield,” he said.
He added: “The resolution will only come when both Ukraine and Russia come to the negotiating table. Ukraine may hold countless discussions with their allies, but it will bear no fruit. Discussions must include both parties instead. Initially, it was challenging to find peace, but now the current situation presents an opportunity for meaningful and productive talks between Ukraine and Russia.”
Clarifying his position on the war, the prime minister said: “I have always maintained that I stand with peace. I am not neutral. I have a stance and that is peace.”
Bartoszewski, meanwhile, said Poland had helped Ukraine “since the very beginning of the war”. “We have thousands of migrants coming from Ukraine into Poland. We are ready to provide peacekeeping force and military support.”
