India’s cooperation very important to Ukraine: Head of the Office of Ukraine President tells NSA Doval over call

Mr. Yermak told Mr. Doval that Ukraine is interested in the broadest possible support for the resolution, in particular from the countries of the Global South

Ahead of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution that will call for a cessation of hostilities in the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the Head of the Office of Ukraine’s President Andriy Yermak held a call with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval. According to a press release, the two parties discussed the current situation on the frontline, as well as Ukraine’s ten-point Peace Formula.

“Ukraine continues to fight on the battlefield, but at the same time has proposed a peace plan—a ten-point Peace Formula that provides comprehensive answers to the question of what needs to be done to end the war in a sustainable and just manner,” the press release said.

The document is based on such fundamental principles as the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of states within internationally recognised borders, it added.

Mr. Yermak told Mr. Doval that Ukraine is interested in the broadest possible support for the resolution, in particular from the countries of the Global South, adding that India’s cooperation is very important to Ukraine.

“We believe that you will support our resolution, as it contains very correct wording on the inviolability of borders and territorial integrity. Our goals are transparent and clear: we do not claim a single centimeter of Russian territory, we just want to get ours back,” he said.

Mr. Yermak reiterated that the resolution is a fundamental one since it “restores respect for international law and the U.N. Charter in the world. It is very important to protect the territorial integrity of any state in the world in order to prevent any attempts by one country to appropriate the territory of another one in the future.”

While Mr. Yermak said that Ukraine welcomes initiatives that will accelerate the chances to end the ongoing conflict and restore Ukraine’s territorial integrity, he emphasised that these should not be partial temporary solutions such as a ceasefire. He maintained for a complete withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. “Otherwise, peace will be unstable, and this is unacceptable for Ukraine,” the press release said.