Zelenskyy Accuses India, UAE of Double Standards

New Delhi: After India said it was “deeply concerned” by reports that the residence of Russian president Vladimir Putin had been targeted, ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused New Delhi and the United Arab Emirates of double standards, contrasting their response with silence over the killing of Ukrainian children by Russian forces.

Prime minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X on December 29 that ongoing diplomatic efforts offered the most viable path to ending hostilities and urged all parties to avoid steps that could undermine peace initiatives.

“Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation. Ongoing diplomatic efforts offer the most viable path toward ending hostilities and achieving peace,” Modi said.

Speaking to journalists today,Zelenskyy didn’t hold back when discussing the reactions from New Delhi and Abu Dhabi.

“Honestly, it’s confusing and unpleasant that some countries, like India, the UAE, and a few others, condemned – excuse me – our supposed drone strikes on Putin’s residence, which never happened,” Zelenskyy said, as quoted by Ukrainian news agency Interfax-Ukraine. “But where’s their condemnation, by the way, of the fact that all this time they [Russia] have been attacking our children and killing people? I don’t hear it from India, honestly, nor from the UAE.”

Earlier, Ukrainian foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv was “disappointed and concerned” by the reactions from India, the UAE and Pakistan, reiterating that Russia’s allegation was unfounded.

He said Moscow had propagated a false narrative.