Ukraine war: President Joe Biden calls India ‘shaky’ on Russian invasion

US President Joe Biden on Monday said that India was an exception among Washington’s allies with its “shaky” response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The US President also lauded the US-led alliance, including NATO, the European Union and key Asian partners, for its united front against President Vladimir Putin.

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This includes unprecedented sanctions aimed at crippling Russia’s currency, international trade and access to high-tech goods.

However, unlike Australia, Japan and the United States, India has continued to purchase Russian oil and has refused to join votes condemning Moscow at the United Nations, AFP reported.

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Addressing a meeting of US business leaders in Washington, the US President said there had been “a united front throughout NATO and in the Pacific.”

“The Quad is, with the possible exception of India being somewhat shaky on some of this, but Japan has been extremely strong — so has Australia — in terms of dealing with Putin’s aggression.”

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Biden said that Putin was “counting on being able to split NATO” and instead, “NATO has never been stronger, more united, in its entire history than it is today.”

Meanwhile, Indian oil refiners have reportedly continued to purchase discounted Russian oil, even as the West seeks to isolate Moscow.

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Earlier, an Indian government official said that the world’s third-biggest consumer of crude relies on imports for almost 85 percent of its needs, with Russia supplying a “marginal” less than one percent of this.

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The Indian government, which historically has had close ties with Moscow, called for an end to the violence in Ukraine but has stopped short of condemning Russia’s invasion, abstaining in three votes at the United Nations.