EAM S Jaishankar Meets Victoria Nuland, US Under Secretary Of State For Political Affairs

Today External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland. In the meeting they discussed the Indo-Pacific region, ways to expand bilateral ties and the crisis in Ukraine.

A statement issued after the Shringla-Nuland talks held under the framework of India-US Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) had said both sides looked forward to the India-US 2+2 ministerial meeting.

The 2+2 defence and foreign ministerial talks were originally slated to be held in November.

According to some reports she also played a significant role in the 2014 Maidan 'revolution' of Ukraine. There are leaked audio recordings of her conversation which indicate that the US was involved in this 2014 'revolution'.

(With inputs from PTI)