Destabilizing effects of this russian war. india is the world s largest democracy but it hasn t condemned russia s invasion of ukraine has not joined western sanctions on russia, has continued to buy russian oil, and abstain from a vote booting russia off the u.n. human rights council. but president biden didn t put the screws to prime minister modi in a virtual meeting. the white house trying out the strategy you get more flies with honey. they have condemned the killings of civilians in bush challenge. supported calls for independent investigation. they have provided 90 tons of humanitarian relief material to ukraine and neighbors. part of it is to build on that and to encourage them to do more. the white house would not say whether biden asked modi to stop buying russian oil or condemn the invasion as biden s own administration resists classifying what is happening as genocide. label is less important than the fact that these acts are cruel and criminal and wrong and evil an