Imran Khan Embarrasses Himself As Russia Goes On War

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The announcement made by Putin last week, shook the world. His decision of military operation in Ukraine invited condemnations from across the world. At the same time, on 24 February 2022, close to where Putin made this announcement, the Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan was busy enjoying his breakfast at the Four Seasons Hotel in Moscow.

One may call it lack of political maturity or bad timing, but this has reflected badly on Imran Khas as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. His visit to Moscow at the time when the whole world is looking Russia with disdain is been considered negative. He is also the first Prime Minister to visit Moscow after 1999, after Nawaz Shariff’s visit. It looks like his efforts to carefully build an image has all gone wasted at once.

The government of Pakistan has many reasons to believe that the meeting with Putin is to strengthen the relationship between two countries and further develop mutual relationship in diverse fields. Imran Khas is keen to sign a deal on the energy sector, but considering the current situation and the expected sanctions by US, it is quite possible that the entire efforts will be of no use.


How much the Pakistan government tries to cover-up, the fact remains that the pictures of Putin-Khan of the summit meeting tells a different story. As a matter of fact, this episode has once again exposed the double-standards of Pakistan and its leadership, which they are used-to.

Earlier, on 21 February, before the Russia attacked Ukraine, Pakistan’s Ambassador at Kyiv, showed his concerns about the situation of Ukraine and expressed his concerns to the “Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

From the understanding of Pakistan’s officials, they are playing safe on both sides, but from the global perspective that the Pakistani Prime Minister was in Moscow on the day the Russian invasion of Ukraine began.

The worlds see this incident as Pakistani endorsement of Putin’s decree on eastern Ukraine,” as Michael Kugelman argues. This is perhaps what the Russians had calculated beforehand, as Imran Khan’s presence allows a semblance of broader support to its actions beyond China.

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