{"id":82001,"date":"2025-05-07T13:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/82001\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:53:10","slug":"moscow-urges-restraint-as-india-and-pakistan-clash-in-worst-violence-in-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/82001\/","title":{"rendered":"Moscow Urges \u2018Restraint\u2019 as India and Pakistan Clash in Worst Violence in Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"344\">Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry has called for restraint from India and Pakistan after the nuclear-armed neighbors exchanged heavy fire in their\u00a0worst confrontation since 2019, when they came close to the brink of war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"644\">India\u00a0fired missiles at Pakistan early Wednesday, calling it retaliation for\u00a0last month\u2019s\u00a0attack in which gunmen killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in India-controlled Kashmir.\u00a0Pakistan said the strikes amounted to an act of war and launched its own retaliatory attack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"644\">The Indian government said the military\u00a0struck nine Pakistani \u201cterrorist infrastructure\u201d sites.\u00a0Pakistan refuted the claim, saying none of the targets were militant camps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"644\">At least 38 people were killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and the country\u2019s Punjab province, according to Islamabad. India said 12 of its citizens died amid a heavy exchange of fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1171\">\u201cWe are deeply concerned about an intensified military confrontation between India and Pakistan following the terrorist attack near Pahalgam,\u201d Russia\u2019s Foreign Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/mid.ru\/ru\/foreign_policy\/news\/2014232\/\" title=\"said\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tnews<br \/>\n\t\t<a data-id=\"in-article-block\" class=\"related-article__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themoscowtimes.com\/2025\/05\/07\/indias-modi-to-skip-moscow-victory-day-parade-amid-tensions-with-pakistan\" title=\"India\u2019s Modi to Skip Moscow Victory Day Parade Amid Tensions With Pakistan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tIndia\u2019s Modi to Skip Moscow Victory Day Parade Amid Tensions With Pakistan<br \/>\n\t\t\tRead more<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1173\" data-end=\"1367\">\u201cWe call on the parties to exercise restraint to prevent further deterioration of the situation,\u201d the ministry said, adding that tensions should be resolved \u201cthrough peaceful, diplomatic means.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1575\">Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday to express condolences over the deaths of Indian civilians in last month\u2019s attack in India-controlled Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1710\">\u201cBoth leaders emphasized the need to uncompromisingly fight terrorism in all its forms,\u201d the Kremlin <a href=\"http:\/\/en.kremlin.ru\/events\/president\/news\/76841\" title=\"said\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in its readout of the call.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1577\" data-end=\"1710\">The Kremlin did not immediately comment on the outbreak of hostilities early Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Message from The Moscow Times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear readers,<\/p>\n<p>We are facing unprecedented challenges. 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