The United States said it had communicated its position to Pakistanregarding Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, said State Departmentspokesperson Ned Price, Reuters reported.
The US statement came on the day Prime Minister Imran Khan was heading toMoscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.
“We believe it’s a responsibility of every responsible country around theworld to voice concern, to voice objection, to what Putin appears to havein mind for Ukraine,” Price added.
*PM Imran Khan in Moscow *
Prime Minister Imran Khan walks a tightrope because of the crucial timingof his visit to Russia as President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scalemilitary operation in Ukraine on Thursday with explosions heard soon afteracross the country.
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The premier reached Moscow a day earlier on a two-day official visit toRussia at the invitation of President Putin. Deputy Foreign Minister ofRussia Igor Morgulov received him at the airport.
He is the first Pakistani prime minister to visit Russia after two decades.
Federal Ministers Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Asad Umar,and Hammad Azhar, Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood and National SecurityAdvisor Moeed Yusuf and MNA Amir Mahmood Kiani are accompanying the primeminister.