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Moscow has resisted a Putin-Zelensky summit and security guarantees for Ukraine. Trump’s claims that the Kremlin’s position has changed has left analysts puzzled.
India and Russia have reaffirmed common interest in strengthening economic ties, as their top diplomats met in Moscow. Sitting alongside his Russia counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Dr S Jaishankar made clear India's interest in collaborating in several areas,
The Russian president and Trump emissary held talks in Moscow days before the White House deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.
India and Russia agreed to boost trade ties on Thursday as their foreign ministers met in Moscow, giving little indication that U.S. President Donald Trump's hefty tariffs on India for buying Russian oil would disrupt their relations.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, a significant meeting set against the backdrop of US tariffs on Indian goods over India's purchase of Russian oil.
US officials and ministers, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro, and President Donald Trump himself, have criticised India for buying Russian oil and fuelling the Russian war machine.
Jaishankar’s remarks were the first public response by a senior Indian minister to criticism by key figures in the US administration for buying Russian oil
At a joint press briefing in Moscow, Jaishankar emphasised the depth and stability of the India–Russia relationship, defended oil trade amid US criticism, and urged alignment with shifting global real
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has accused European leaders of trying to undermine progress which he said had been made at last week's U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska on a possible peace deal in Ukraine.