“Prime Minister Modi did the right thing,” Ukraine’s ambassador to South Africa, Olexander Scherba, told Daily Maverick. “He said that war is bad and peace is good in the presence of his friend who chose war.

“Had other geopolitical giants, like China, South Africa, Brazil done the same, it might have moved the needle towards peace. Yes, what Modi said was self-evident. Sadly, we live in a time when some countries need to be reminded of what is self-evident. In Russia’s case, it takes even some courage. And I’m grateful to Prime Minister Modi for having it.”

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