Damage is seen in an apartment building after a Russian bombardment in Odessa, Ukraine, Saturday, April 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Max Pshybyshevsky)

Without naming Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday “there will be no winning side in this war, everyone will suffer”. The prime minister, who is in Germany, said: “Recent geopolitical events have also shown how fragile global peace and stability are and how interconnected all countries are. From the start of the Ukrainian crisis, we have called for an immediate ceasefire, insisting that dialogue is the only way to resolve the dispute. We believe that there will be no winning side in this war, everyone will suffer. That is why we are in favor of peace.

“Oil prices are soaring due to unrest caused by the conflict in Ukraine; there is also a shortage of food grains and fertilizers in the world. It has overwhelmed every family in the world, but its impact on developing and poor countries will be even more severe. India is deeply concerned about the humanitarian impact of this conflict. We sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine on our behalf. We are also trying to help other friendly countries through food exports, oil supply and economic aid,” he added.

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who visited Kyiv over the weekend, declared her support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia. “America stands with Ukraine. We stand with Ukraine until victory is won. And we support NATO,” she said. Pelosi is the highest US official to have visited the country since the beginning of the war.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had previously visited Ukraine.