Just a pawn.

"India's relationship with Russia is based on 'mutual trust and mutual respect,' Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Moscow on Tuesday (9 July), where he also said he appreciated President Vladimir Putin's leadership." "His two-day visit coincides with a NATO summit in Washington expected to be dominated by the Ukraine war, although a senior Indian foreign ministry official said there was no significance in the timing." Reuters. Oh yeah? "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized his Indian counterpart's visit to Moscow as a 'huge disappointment and a devastating blow to peace efforts,' on the same day that a Russian missile smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv." As usual, "India on Monday (15 July) raised with the Ukrainian Ambassador to India the remarks made by his President Volodymyr Zelenskyy against PM Modi during his Russia visit." "India-Ukraine ties remain lukewarm over Kyiv's military ties with Pakistan, Kyiv's criticism of 1998 nuclear tests by India and opposition against India's position on Kashmir in the UN." ET. No use fuming against Zelenskyy. He is being used as a pawn by the US, and the EU, to weaken, if not destroy, Russia, with the sacrifice of thousands of Ukrainian and Russian lives. "US and NATO officials used Ukraine as a strategic pawn against Russia and are now fuming with outrage at Moscow's decision to go to war." "The Ukrainian people, unfortunately, are the ones paying a high price in blood for the gullibility of their country's leaders and the shocking arrogance of US leaders." Cato Institute. As a proof, "Just days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia and hugged President Vladimir Putin, the United States...warned that relations were still 'not yet deep enough' to be taken for granted and emphasized that 'there is no such thing as strategic autonomy' during a conflict." The Wire. "The West has to understand that now, time has changed. India has become stronger both economically and strategically." "Today, despite America's threats, it is adopting an independent foreign policy, buying oil in large quantities from Russia, and making payment in rupees." " Due to the digitalization of payments, today, India is not afraid of American sanctions like exclusion from SWIFT," wrote Prof Ashwani Mahajan. The professor seems to have forgotten that former PM Jawaharlal Nehru was one of the five heads of government to set up the Non-Aligned Movement. wikipedia. Can't be more independent than that. "By 2022, SWIFT had expanded to more than 11,000 institutional members from more than 200 countries and territories." "Success may be attributed to the platform's security." Investopedia. The United Payments Interface (UPI) is India's app-based payment system. npci.org.in. "In May, UPI recorded 14 billion transactions, up from nine billion the year before. But the popularity and ease of use has made it a rich feeding ground scammers." BBC. Will foreigners trust UPI or SWIFT? After sacrificing Ukraine and billions of dollars, the US and Europe cannot afford to lose this war. Zelenskyy is just a pawn. No use abusing him.