UK, Ukrainian diplomats pay tribute to people who lost their lives in Ukraine

British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis and Ukraine Ambassador to India Igor Polikha on Sunday paid tribute to people who have lost their lives in Ukraine at the Embassy of Ukraine in New DelhiEllis condemned Russian military operations in Ukraine and said British Government condemns the unjustifiable military invasion The UK is supporting Ukraine with military support sanctions putting diplomatic pressure to make Russia step back from this step of reintroducing war in EuropeHe said that what is going on is a fullscale invasion of a democracy by its neighbour Russia It is totally unjustifiableIt is calamitous from the humanitarian point of view Look at thousands of Indian students who are caught in conflict The hundreds of thousands of people who are displaced thousands of people who are dying and for what For nothing Maybe what it is for is because Russian President Vladimir Putin fears what Ukraine aspires to which is openness freedom democracy and opportunity said the British High Commissioner to IndiaHe said that the UK is working together with all countries to put maximum possible pressure on President Putin and those around him to stop this mad invasionWe cannot allow militaristic autocracy to succeed in the 21st century There is a huge amount of stake for Ukraine the world as a whole because if we allow autocracies to invade other countries we are in a serious situation across the world said EllisRegarding British help in the evacuation of Indian citizens from Ukraine he said that 1000 UK troops have been deployed and they are giving every type of humanitarian assistance for the safety and security of Indian and other foreign nationalsTalking about reports on talks between Russia and Ukraine the British High Commissioner said We always seek peace but it has to be one which pushes back President Putin for military adventurism Ukraine is a sovereign democratic and independent country Russia has blown a hole in the basic principles of the UN Charter India and we must preserve UN Charter of basic principlesMeanwhile Ukraines Ambassador to India Igor Polikha said that situation in Ukraine is very difficult and the fight is going on in many areasUnfortunately the amount of casualties among the civil population is growing every hour You could see some pictures there Its the least of destroyed residential houses We just took some photos said PolikhaRegarding misinformation on the number of casualties Ukraines Ambassador said that some foreign embassies are repeating that its an absolutely peaceful operation no civilians or residential are struckSharing his personal experience he said Recently my daughter told me that some missiles hit houses residential buildings just 400 metres from our home In another case we made some footage today from Sumy in northeastern Ukraine approximately 60 kilometres from the border We were contacted today by our close relatives they told that missile hit the house of neighbour which was absolutely destroyed people died there is a fire in this residential area These are only two cases which me and my wife faced personallyYesterday in the evening we launched the ceremony of the commemoration of the victims of this brutal war Unfortunately among them there is a growing amount of children We are ready to hold this commemoration ceremony every evening till the end of the war I am trying to be optimistic that it will not last long and at last the peace will prevail he addedRussian President Vladimir Putin on February 21 signed a decree recognizing the independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and LuhanskIn the early hours of February 24 Russia launched a special military operation in the Donbas region of Ukraine after the recognition of Ukraines breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk as independent identitiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever