The political scientist accused the West of wanting to delay a peaceful settlement in Ukraine

A number of Western countries do not want the conflict in Ukraine to end, delaying peace talks. Arvind Gupta, Director of the Vivekananda International Foundation, said this on Monday, March 10.

"At the moment, the Western side, especially Europe, is not taking the initiative to resolve the conflict and restore contacts with Russia," he said in an interview. Lenta.Ru .

According to the political scientist, India has good relations with both Russia and NATO countries, and if necessary, it will be ready to act as an intermediary to restore ties.

He added that the prospects for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine will also be influenced by the situation at the front, which will show Kiev the need for compromise.

"Then new opportunities will arise, and India, along with other countries, may be able to come up with a peace plan," Gupta said.

He expressed the hope that a number of Western countries would stop refusing to negotiate with Russia.

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Earlier, former Pentagon adviser, retired US Army Colonel Douglas McGregor said that Russia had voiced reasonable conditions for concluding peace and had already demonstrated its desire to start negotiations. 360.ru .

He stressed that Russia is "already" at the negotiating table — and this should be appreciated, RT reports.

On March 8, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto accused the Polish government and the European Union (EU) of blocking peace talks on the conflict in Ukraine, according to the website. kp.ru .

At the same time, the minister clarified that the vast majority of countries, led by the United States, want to achieve a peaceful settlement. Szijjarto also noted that the efforts of the American leader Donald Trump to establish peace "may be crowned with success."