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India Proposes Three-Part Russia-Ukraine Truce Focusing on Energy and Shipping
- •India has proposed a three-part truce between Russia and Ukraine to reduce attacks on energy infrastructure, secure Black Sea trade, and protect commercial shipping.
- •The first part demands an end to attacks on critical energy facilities and infrastructure.
- •The second part ensures grain and energy shipments continue moving smoothly through Black Sea ports.
- •The third part calls for halting attacks on commercial vessels operating in the high-risk Black Sea.
- •The proposal was conveyed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit to Kyiv on September 3.
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India's three-part proposal calls for halting attacks on energy and critical infrastructure, keeping trade routes open through Black Sea ports for grain and energy shipments, and ending attacks on commercial shipping in the Black Sea region to protect vessels from growing risks.
Unlike earlier approaches where Egypt and Turkey focused strictly on grain shipments and commercial vessels, or the US pushed exclusively for an energy infrastructure ceasefire, India's plan combines both elements into a comprehensive measure protecting infrastructure, energy, and commercial shipping.
The proposal was conveyed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar during his visit to Kyiv on September 3, which marked his first standalone trip to Ukraine as India's foreign minister.
