India Defends Russian Oil Trade During Kyiv Visit
· World · NDTV, Hindustan Times
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated during an official visit to Kyiv that India's purchase of Russian crude oil will not end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Responding to Western pressure to choke Moscow's energy trade, the minister emphasised that dialogue and diplomacy remain the only viable solutions to the five-year war. He highlighted the administrative and economic challenges of securing energy supplies for India's 1.4 billion citizens amid a volatile global energy landscape. Jaishankar met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, noting that both nations' perspectives on the issue deserve mutual respect.
Why it matters
The exchange underscores the diplomatic tightrope India walks between Western sanctions on Moscow and its own domestic energy security requirements.
Read the original report — NDTV
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