NEW DELHI --
India on Tuesday condemned the killings of civilians in Ukraine's Bucha and referred to as for an unbiased investigation, having earlier declined to explicitly criticize the invasion of Ukraine by its long-time associate Russia.
A Ukrainian human rights ombudswoman mentioned on Tuesday that between 150 and 300 our bodies could also be in a mass grave by a church within the city of Bucha, the place Ukraine accuses Russian troops of killing civilians. Learn full story
Moscow denies concentrating on civilians in Ukraine, calling photographs of the lifeless in Bucha which have shocked the world a "monstrous forgery" staged by the West to discredit it.
"Current experiences of civilian killings in Bucha are deeply disturbing," T.S. Tirumurti, India's everlasting consultant to the United Nations, instructed a gathering of the Safety Council.
"We unequivocally condemn these killings and assist the decision for an unbiased investigation."
Tirumurti delivered his speech shortly after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a cellphone dialog with India's international minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The US has repeatedly urged India to sentence Russia's aggression for the reason that Feb. 24 invasion.
India closely depends on Russia for army hardware. New Delhi has repeatedly referred to as for an finish to violence in Ukraine, however has abstained from varied UN resolutions on the struggle in a tough try at balancing its ties with Moscow and the West.
India, at the moment a non-permanent member of the UN Safety Council, hosted the Russian international minister in New Delhi final week throughout which they mentioned sustaining commerce ties.
(Reporting by Krishna N. DasEditing by Invoice Berkrot)
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