Ukraine on Tuesday sought India’s support for a resolution against Russia that will be taken up for discussion in the United Nations General Assembly late on Wednesday evening, underscoring that it talks about “inviolability of borders and territorial integrity”.

India’s support for the resolution to mark a year since the conflict began was sought by Kyiv during a telephone conversation between the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, and national security adviser Ajit Doval.

According to a statement issued by the Ukrainian President’s office on the conversation, Yermak said: “Cooperation with India is very important to us. We believe that you will support our resolution, as it contains very correct wording on the inviolability of borders and territorial integrity. Our goals are transparent and clear: we do not claim a single centimetre of Russian territory, we just want to get ours back.”

In doing so, Yermak appeared to be playing on India’s sensitivities vis-à-vis Kashmir to draw New Delhi’s support for the resolution.

The European Union as a collective, besides France and Germany, have individually sought India’s support for the resolution.

German ambassador Philipp Ackermann on Wednesday told reporters that Germany would like India to vote for the resolution but conceded that it is the “sovereign decision of any country”.

Yermak told Doval that Russia is preparing offensive action.

“The Russian army is very unmotivated, while Ukrainian warriors are showing extraordinary bravery and resilience. We will not stop until we liberate all our territories. We only need weapons.”

While the UNGA resolution is expected to be passed, Ukraine is interested in the broadest possible support, in particular from countries of the Global South.