00:00And we would urge India, as we do any country when it engages with Russia, to make clear that any
00:08resolution to the conflict in Ukraine needs to be one that respects the UN Charter, that respects
00:13Ukraine's territorial integrity, Ukraine's sovereignty. And, you know, India is a strategic
00:21partner with whom we engage in a full and frank dialogue, and that includes on our concerns about
00:27the relationship with Russia. Could I follow up on one more? The – there's another visitor in
00:31Moscow today, Prime Minister Modi of India. You know, obviously, India has a longstanding
00:36relationship with Russia. What do you think of the timing of this right before the NATO Summit
00:39and in light of what's going on? Yeah, so again, we did just see Modi, like Orban, meet with
00:44President Zelensky. We thought that was an important step to take. And we would urge India,
00:49as we do any country when it engages with Russia, to make clear that any
00:54resolution to the conflict in Ukraine needs to be one that respects the UN Charter, that respects
01:01Ukraine's territorial integrity, Ukraine's sovereignty. And, you know, India is a strategic
01:09partner with whom we engage in a full and frank dialogue, and that includes on our concerns about
01:15the relationship with Russia. Sorry, I agree. I don't understand your answer to the Orban question.
01:22I mean, it's okay, and it's good and productive for him to go to see Zelensky in Kyiv, but
01:27it's concerning and bad that he goes to Putin in Kyiv. Is it only the timing? Because there are
01:33plenty of people who have been going – If you listen to the answer that I – to my full answer,
01:39it's we welcome people engaging with Russia about the war in Ukraine if they make clear to Russia
01:44that Russia needs to respect Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty. And that goes to the
01:49fact that there is a difference between Ukraine and Russia, and there's a difference between
01:53engaging with Ukraine and Russia, because one side is the aggressor and one side is the victim. So,
01:58of course, there – we look at their engagement with those two countries differently.
02:01Well, yeah, but okay. So do you know for sure that he didn't make those things clear?
02:06We have seen no indication that that is – including his public statements, that that is what he's
02:11making clear. And do you think that Prime Minister Modi made clear to President Putin?
02:14As I just said, we – Do you think that President Erdogan has made clear to –
02:19So I will look to Prime Minister Modi's public remarks to see what he talked about. But as I said,
02:24we made quite clear directly with India our concerns about their relationship with Russia,
02:29and so we would hope India and any other country, when they engage with Russia,
02:35would make clear that Russia should respect the UN Charter,
02:38should respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
02:49FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROVSKY
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