MOSCOW (Dispatches) - Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the readiness of the Chinese and Indian leaders to contribute to efforts to settle the Ukraine conflict, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“Indeed, both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took an active interest in Ukraine-related issues during meetings in New Delhi and spoke about their countries’ readiness, if necessary, to play a role in settlement efforts and make their own contribution. President Putin took it quite positively,” he said.
Peskov pointed out that the Russian president had provided other leaders with “additional clarification of what the settlement situation is really like and where things stand on the front.”
On Monday, Ukraine and Russia had agreed not to target each other’s energy facilities.
“Ukraine has agreed not to hit Russian Energy targets. Russia has agreed to do, likewise!” Trump said on his Truth Social network.
Trump’s claim comes as oil prices continue to soar in the seventh month of the Iran war, raising American fuel costs and inflation just weeks before crunch U.S. midterm elections.
Trump had lashed out at Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky during a trip to Ireland on Sunday, saying he had to do “one thing” and “stop knocking out diesel fuel” refineries in Russia due to growing shortages.