India Condemns Killing in Bucha, Seeks Independent Investigation
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A grave of a local resident by an apartment building, in Bucha, Ukraine, on April 5.
Photographer: Alexey Furman/Getty Images
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India’s foreign minister condemned the killing of unarmed civilians in Bucha and called for an immediate end to the violence while also underlining the importance of New Delhi’s ties with Russia.
“India supports calls for an independent investigation,” External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told lawmakers in parliament. The events in Bucha were “deeply disturbing” and India “strongly condemned” the killings.