By NNN-PTI,
New Delhi : Russia disfavoured any military action by India against Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai attacks as both have nuclear weapons even as it suggested involvement of ISI in the terror strikes.
Russian Ambassador Vyacheslav Trubnikov said on Saturday any action against Pakistan should be taken under the UN mandate and hoped that the international community’s pressure would make Islamabad take action against terrorists, even if they are “non-state actors”.
Asked about the possibility of military action by India against Pakistan, he told reporters that no state should take the “law into its own hands” as UN is the right forum to take a decision.
Pakistan and India have nuclear missiles and “any risky step might” lead to snowballing of the situation, he said, adding “We have to get our heads little bit cooler for restoration of peaceful process.”
On whether Russia will support India if the matter goes to the Security Council, he said Moscow will do so if India produces “hard proof” about involvement of Pakistan-based elements in the Mumbai attacks.
“I feel that investigation should produce serious proofs about perpetrators and financers,” he said adding he would not like to jump into any conclusion now.
Referring to last week’s terror strikes, the Ambassador said elements which do not want to see normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan could be behind the henious terror attacks in Mumbai.
Pointing fingers at the ISI, he said the spy agency could be involved in terror strikes so as to break the improving relations between the two countries.