Indian minister says Ukraine war serves no one’s interests

By ROD McGUIRK
Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — India’s External Affairs minister says Russia’s war on Ukraine “does not serve the interests of anybody.” But  Subrahmanyam Jaishankar declined to say whether his government would support a United Nations General Assembly motion condemning Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian territories. Jaishankar was speaking Monday at a joint news conference with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong after a bilateral meeting at Parliament House. Jaishankar was asked if India would support the U.N. motion this week condemning Moscow’s annexations. He replied: “As a matter of prudence and policy, we don’t predict our votes in advance.”