German Leader Seeks Indian Support For Russia's Isolation

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before their meeting in New Delhi on February 25.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on February 25 that Germany wants to get India to support, or at least not block, Western efforts to isolate Russia for waging a devastating war against Ukraine. Following his talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Scholz stressed that developing countries were being negatively impacted by energy and food shortages resulting from the war and said he hopes that India will help secure critical supplies to Asia, Africa and the Americas. To read the original story by AP, click here.