The US claims that India can persuade Putin to end the conflict in Ukraine.
Jean-Pierre made the remarks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin that the deaths of innocent children were painful and appalling, a day after a deadly attack on a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that India’s relationship with Russia gives it the ability to urge President Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.
Jean-Pierre made the remarks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Putin that the deaths of innocent children were painful and appalling, a day after a deadly attack on a children’s hospital in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
