NEW DELHI, 24 February 2022, (TON): External affairs Minister S Jaishankar said “the situation in Ukraine has its roots in post-Soviet politics, the expansion of Nato and the dynamics between Russia and Europe.”

He said amid escalating tension between Moscow and the West after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognised two breakaway Ukrainian regions as independent states.

In an interactive session at a think-tank in Paris, he said that the world today is in the midst of multiple crises and these developments have generated new challenges to the international order.

Separately in an interview published in French daily Le Figaro, Jaishankar said "the situation in Ukraine is the result of a complex chain of circumstances over the last 30 years. Most countries, such as India and France, which are very active, are seeking a diplomatic solution."

Jaishankar said "the real question is: are you mobilised to find a good solution or are you content with posturing? India can talk with Russia, with other countries, within the UN security council and support initiatives like those of France.”