According to former French prime minister Edouard Philippe, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a “deliberate act of aggression” against the international system and not just a European issue. Also, he asserted that existing in a world ruled by the authoritarian China would not be comparable to existing in one ruled by the United States. The quest for balance in an unbalanced world was the topic of Philippe’s talk at the city’s St Xavier’s College while he was on a visit to India. “The crisis in Ukraine may seem to be a European issue. Let me to say that it is not, “In February marked the end of Russia’s war in Ukraine, he remarked, referring to it.