A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Thursday urged India to 🎃speak out against the Russ🍸ian invasion of Ukraine.
The lawmakers, led by Congressman Joe Wilson and Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna, had a call with India's top envoy to the US T🍷aranjit Singh Sandhu where they discussed the matter.
Appreciated the opportunity to join Wilson in a bipartisan call with Ambassador Sandhu, urging India to speak out against Putin's targeting of civilians in U⭕kraine, Khanna said.
"On both sides of the aisle, friends of India are urging Iඣndia to use its influence for peace," he said in a tweet.
Congressman Wilson tweeted, "Grateful to join my colleague in a bipartisan call with the Ambassador of India to the U.S. It is critical that world leaders condemn the atrocities being committed by Putin in Ukraine.&q﷽uot;
This is for the second time in two days that US lawmakers have urged India to condemn Russia over its military offensive against Ukr🦩aine.
A day ꦓearlier, two lawmakers Ted W Lieu and Tom Malinowski, had urged India to condemn Russia.
"Though we understand India's relationship with Rus🍬sia, we are disappointed with your government's decision to abstain from the UN General Assembly's Ma🐎rch 2 vote," they had said in a letter to Sandhu.
Early this week, Indian-American Congressman Ami Bera had expressed his disappointment over India abstaining at the UN vote against Rus💧sia.
"Even worse, India is now reportedly looking to bypass international sanctions and buy Russian oil at a steeply discounted rate, potentially giving Putin an economic lifeline at a time when the Russian e🍌conomy is reeling from international sanctions," Bera had said in a st🦄atement.
