“I believe that diplomacy is always the first thing to do, violence is never the right answer. I had a phone call with President Putin, and I told him, that to start a war is easy, but to end a war, that’s leadership,” said Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettelread moreLuxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Tuesday said that during his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin he told him that to start the war is easy but to end it requires true leadership.Speaking with ORF India’s Chairman Sunjoy Joshi at Firstpost’s Ideas Pod as part of the Raisina Dialogue, Bettel said, “I believe that diplomacy is always the first thing to do, violence is never the right answer. I had a phone call with President Putin, and I told him, that to start a war is easy, but to end a war, that’s leadership.”AdvertisementExpressing strong support for Ukraine, Bettel said that no decisions about the war-torn country should be made without its involvement.“We cannot decide peace without Ukraine around the table. So how do we get back to the table?… Every possibility to have talks and to come to a ceasefire is the first step. But we cannot decide what is the future of Ukraine without Ukraine. We all want peace. Your Prime Minister (PM Modi) wants peace. President Trump wants peace. And believe me, the one who wants the most peace are the Ukrainians,” he added.On ties with India, he said Luxembourg is looking forward to a trade agreement with New Delhi, and the two countries can collaborate more on space exploration.Bettel said that Luxembourg’s success has stemmed from collaboration with various partners, including India, particularly in sectors like health and space.“…We are also now active in space, in space mining, where we even work together with India…,” he said.He said that India is Luxembourg’s 36th or 37th trading partner and expressed a desire to strengthen these relations further.Bettel underscored that trade agreements should create win-win situations, opposing the populist view that only focuses on the negatives of globalisation.With inputs from agenciesMore from India
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