This is not the first time Putin has issued threats. Earlier, the Russian President had warned that he would use nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory after annexing four regions of Ukraine last month. This move was condemned by the UN this week.
Russia s withdrawal from Lyman complicates its internationally vilified move to annex four regions of Ukraine and paves the way for Ukrainian troops to potentially push further into land that Moscow now illegally claims as its own.
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi s recent call to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the conflict, the envoy said leaders of both India and France are working together to convince Moscow to return to the negotiating table.
Varma, in an interview to PTI, said that inflation and inflationary expectations appear to be moderating and high inflation will certainly not become the norm in the country.