With the US, the European Union and Australia slapping sanctions on Russia, Roman Babushkin, Russian embassy’s cost d’affaires, stated on Wednesday that Moscow will proceed to work with Indian companions within the protection sector at the same time as they may take into accout the potential for a “negative influence of sanctions” on protection cooperation.
At a web based media briefing, the envoy stated, “We have huge plans and we hope that our partnership will proceed additional on the identical stage we’re having fun with as we speak. The disaster wouldn’t impression India-Russia ties, together with in areas of protection, and that there will probably be a “huge” Russian participation within the DefExpo in Gujarat subsequent month.”
Whether the Western sanctions will adversely impression India-Russia protection cooperation, together with the availability of S-400 missile methods, Babushkin stated that “all the projects will continue”.
He welcomed India’s “independent position” on the Ukraine disaster, saying its views on the problem on the UN Security Council had been reflective of the “special and privileged strategic partnership” between the 2 international locations.
Meanwhile, former MP and Goa’s commissioner for NRI affairs Narendra Sawaikar on Wednesday wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, saying that Goans residing in Ukraine had been anxious to briefly return to India till normalcy is restored within the nation.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
