{"id":608721,"date":"2025-12-03T03:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/608721\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T03:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T03:22:25","slug":"unacceptable-say-mea-officials-after-envoys-of-u-k-france-and-germany-author-anti-putin-article","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/608721\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Unacceptable\u2019, say MEA officials after envoys of U.K., France and Germany author anti-Putin article"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Envoys of the United Kingdom, France and Germany jointly authored an article for a daily newspaper on December 1, 2025 that blamed Russia for the war in Ukraine and accused Vladimir\u00a0Putin of \u201ctotal disregard for human life\u201d. File
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A diplomatic incident erupted ahead of the arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin after envoys of the United Kingdom, France and Germany jointly authored an article for a daily newspaper on Monday (December 1, 2025) that blamed Russia for the war in Ukraine and accused Mr. Putin of \u201ctotal disregard for human life\u201d. Officials of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the article by the three envoys as \u201cunacceptable and unusual\u201d.<\/p>\n

Talking about the article authored by U.K.\u2019s High Commissioner Lindy Cameron, French ambassador Thierry Mathou and German ambassador Philipp Ackermann, a senior official of the MEA said, \u201cThis is very unusual. It is not an acceptable diplomatic practice to give public advice on third country relations. We have taken note of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The article, titled \u2018World wants the Ukraine war to end, but Russia doesn\u2019t seem serious about peace\u2019, accused Russia of launching the war on Ukraine and said the attacks by Russia are \u201ca systematic choice by Russia to wage its war of aggression with absolute ruthlessness\u201d.<\/p>\n

The three envoys accused Russia of conducting \u201cmalign global activity\u201d through \u201ccyberattacks and disinformation\u201d that show \u201cRussian leadership\u2019s appetite for territorial expansion and global destabilisation goes well beyond Ukraine\u201d. The article further targeted Russian President Putin and said, he \u201cstalls and delays\u201d \u201cserious peace talks\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u2018Breaches diplomatic norms\u2019<\/p>\n

Earlier, former Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal responded to the article and described it as \u201cpublic grandstanding with an overt propagandist intent\u201d. He said the article was \u201cvicious\u201d that \u201cbreaches diplomatic norms.\u201d \u201cIt is interference in our internal affairs as the purpose is to fuel anti-Russian sentiments in pro-European circles in India and question the morality of our ties with Russia,\u201d said Mr. Sibal, calling on the MEA to \u201cexpress its displeasure publicly at this violation of diplomatic norms by the three envoys.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The senior officials further said India and Russia were likely to sign a mobility agreement that would facilitate employment of a large number of skilled and semi-skilled Indian workers in Russia. Russia is facing a shortage of blue-collar workers after the conflict with Ukraine erupted, prompting citizens of neighbouring countries to avoid the Russian labour market.<\/p>\n

An official said the Indian side was not limiting the number of workers Russia wished to recruit, as it was up to the private companies to hire workers, indicating that India would be accommodating the demand of manpower from the Russian side.<\/p>\n

The issue of mobility will be deliberated upon by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on December 3, 2025 at a conclave that is being organised by India\u2019s World magazine and the MEA. Apart from Mr. Jaishankar, the conclave will be addressed by German ambassador Ackermann and Australia\u2019s High Commissioner Philip Green.<\/p>\n

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