A true friend.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin is in New Delhi for his two-day India visit, where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi today, aiming to boost trade with the top buyer of Russia's arms and seaborne oil as Western sanctions squeeze their decades-old ties." NDTV. "The visit aims to strengthen the long-standing 'special relationship' between the two nations, with trade, economic cooperation and global security issues taking center stage." ET. To preempt Mr Putin's visit, the German and French ambassadors, Philipp Ackermann and Thierry Mathou and the British High Commissioner Lindy Cameron wrote a piece full of invective - World wants the Ukrain war to end, but Russia doesn't seem serious about peace - in the Times of India. "Russia's unprovoked war of aggression," "Attacks that continue to kill innocent civilians, including children," and "these indiscriminate attacks" "are a systematic choice by Russia to wage its war of aggression with absolute ruthlessness." This rude lack of etiquette in insulting an invited guest, prompted the Ministry of External Affairs to admonish, "We see this [the opinion piece] as very unusual. It is not acceptable diplomatic practice to advise India's foreign relations with a third country. We have taken note of it." The Print. In response, the Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov wrote Europe's 4 Treacheries are Impeding Peace in Ukraine. In 2014, Europe along with Barack Obama facilitated a coup against elected Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych. The neo-Nazi government of Ukraine bombed Russian-speaking Donetsk and Lugansk regions. In 2015, the Minsk Accords brokered by Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande were just to buy time for Kiev to rearm. When talks between Russia and Ukraine "were nearing completion in April 2022, then Boris Johnson arrived in Kiev and dissuaded Zelenskyy from signing the deal." And finally, when US President Donald Trump proposed his 28-point peace plan to end the war  (axios.com), Europe quickly rushed out with an alternate plan full of vague assurances such as "Ukraine joining NATO depends on consensus of NATO members, which does not exist (but could exist as soon as Russia withdraws)," and "NATO agrees not to permanently station troops under its command in Ukraine in peacetime (but could be extended temporarily forever)." Even a 5-year old will laugh at this duplicitous proposal by former criminal colonial powers (wikipedia) who ravaged and slaughtered in millions and have never apologized, let alone paid any reparations. Russia has never invaded France, Germany or Britain but the French under Nepoleon invaded Russia in 1812 and Germany under Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941. Britannica. Recurrent famines engineered by the British killed 50-100 million Indians over two centuries. wikipedia. There has been no famine since Independence. British and Australian ships were part of the Task Force 74 (wikipedia) sent to help Pakistan against India in 1971 which resulted in independent Bangladesh. The Soviet Union sent a destroyer accompanied by other ships and nuclear powered submarines to shadow Task Force 74 in the Indian Ocean which turned back. Eurasian Times. Russia has been a steadfast and loyal friend for decades. Europeans are devious, brutal warmongers. It is a no-brainer. Russia is a friend, Europeans are plunderers.