• Indian medical students who departed Ukraine are welcome in Russia: Envoy

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    Indian medical students who departed Ukraine are welcome in Russia: Envoy




     Digital Desk: For the first time in nearly nine months of the conflict,
    Russia declared on Thursday that Indian students who were forced to leave
    Ukraine because of the war can finish their study in Russia if they so want
    because the medical curricula in the two nations are identical.



     



    "Due to the
    nearly identical medical curriculum in Russia, Indian students who left the
    Ukraine can continue their education there (as Ukraine). Since the majority of
    people in Ukraine speak Russian, they are familiar with the local tongue. In
    Russia, they are extremely welcome "declared Oleg Avdeev, general consul
    of Russia.



     



    As soon as Russia
    declared a full-scale war on its neighbour on February 24, thousands of Indian
    medical students were left stranded in the destabilised Ukraine. After that,
    "operation Ganga" was launched by the Indian government to evacuate
    its residents from Ukraine in the midst of the Russian invasion.



     



    Avdeev's remarks
    came as foreign affairs minister S. Jaishankar met with his Russian colleague
    Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday and held discussions in Moscow about a variety of
    topics involving their respective countries on the bilateral, regional, and
    international levels. EAM Jaishankar had stated during his visit to Moscow that
    "India's partnership with Russia has worked to its advantage and New Delhi
    would like to keep that going."



     



    India has continuously pressed for
    talks and a halt to the fighting in Ukraine. Additionally, the effect of the
    Ukraine conflict on food and energy costs has frequently been brought up,
    particularly for weaker nations. The Indian side, however, did not vote against
    Russia at the UN and has not yet openly criticised Putin for the invasion that
    began in February.