PM Modi Stopped Russia-Ukraine War For 3 Hrs To Evacuate Indians: BJP Leader

Mumbai: Senior BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi stopped the Russia-Ukraine war for three hours to evacuate Indian students stranded in Ukraine.

Interacting with media persons here on Friday, Prasad said the incident took place when the war was at its peak and a large number of Indian medical students were stranded in Ukraine.

“It was a big challenge for the Indian government to evacuate medical students stranded in Ukraine due to war. When PM Modi asked the high commissioners of India in Ukraine and Russia about the evacuation plan, they said that it is possible only when a ceasefire is observed. They also said that the PM was capable of doing it,” Prasad claimed.

“Following their suggestions, the PM spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky to stop the war so that the Indian medical students could be evacuated from the affected areas. The PM told the leaders that he would not leave his children in a war zone. Following his conversion, the war was stopped for three hours to give safe passage to Indian students. This is the status of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the world,” Prasad said.

A large number of Indian medical students were trapped in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and other cities after the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine on 24 February.

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