India evacuates 16,000 citizens, 4,000 left: MEA

March 07, 2022 16:25

Indians wait to go to Lviv at the Polish border

Ukraine updates:

-- MoS MEA V Muraleedharan: Out of 20,000 Indian citizens, we've been able to evacuate more than 16,000 citizens. Around 3,000 citizens are still there in the neighbouring countries of Ukraine. Around 600 students are there in Sumy. The Embassy is making arrangements to evacuate them.

-- Russia-Ukraine delegation meeting could begin in under 2 hours. The Russian delegation is currently waiting in Brest, Belarus.

-- President EU Commission: The EU commission will table proposals on how to quickly get rid of our dependency on Russian fossil fuels. This means diversifying suppliers, switching to LNG and pipeline gas, repowering the EU by investing in renewables and improving energy efficiency.

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