Help ‘more actively,’ Ukraine tells India

A Ukrainian minister urged India to support the war-ravaged European country “more actively” and pushed the Western powers to put a “true embargo” on export of Russian oil and gas for its invasion.
Oleksandr Tkachenko, the minister for culture and information, said Russia’s actions against Ukraine are no different than what Adolf Hitler did in Europe several decades ago and asserted President Vladimir Putin’s goal is to occupy his country completely and erase its identity.
He said India and Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia on February 24, share democratic values. “Because it (India) is the biggest democratic power in the world, and I believe the democratic values for which our Ukrainians fight for the right to live in an independent state also are shared by the Indian people,” he said, speaking virtually at the Times Network’s India Economic Conclave.
Tkachenko, however, did not elaborate on what exactly he expects from India as Ukraine battles Russia, the country with which New Delhi shares close military ties.