After Trump call, Moscow backs his claims of Indo-Pakistan conflict mediation
This is the first time that Russia has talked about the involvement of the US President in halting the military conflict between the two countries.
The Russian President's aide, Yury Ushakov, said, 'Additionally, the Middle East was discussed, as well as the armed conflict between India and Pakistan, which has been halted with the personal involvement of President Trump.'
This brief comes after the phone call between Putin and Trump, which lasted about 70 minutes.
India has always maintained that the decision to pause firing and military action on May 10 was taken between Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan, after the Pakistan's DGMO called up the Indian DGMO. New Delhi had ruled out mediation and made it clear about its discomfiture with Trump wading into India-Pakistan politics and hostilities.
On the stoppage of action and mediation claims, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: 'The specific date, time and wording of the understanding was worked out between the DGMOs of the two countries at their phone call on 10 May 2025 commencing 1535 hrs. The request for this call was received by the MEA from the Pakistani High Commission at 1237 hrs (on May 10). The Pakistani side had initial difficulties connecting the hotline to the Indian side for technical reasons. The timing was then decided based on the availability of the Indian DGMO at 1535 hrs.'
Meanwhile, President Trump has repeated several times that he had brokered the ceasefire between the two countries.
In posts on Truth Social and remarks in public, Trump had offered to work with India and Pakistan for a 'solution' on Kashmir, while crediting
Washington for helping the two nations arrive at the 'historic and heroic decision' of stopping the conflict.
An Indian multiparty political delegation, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi, had also gone to Moscow to brief the Russian lawmakers and think tanks about India's position on Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
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