Looking at maintaining financial ties with Russia secure: External Affairs Ministry

By PTI

NEW DELHI: India on Thursday reiterated that it has been taking a look at maintaining its financial ties with Russia secure and that it procures “very little” Russian crude oil. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi mentioned this when requested at a media briefing about experiences that India is shopping for extra Russian crude oil.

Bagchi mentioned that India’s place on Russia has been “clear and steadfast”. “We are looking at how to keep our economic relations stable…We procure very little oil from Russia.It is not done on a government-to-government basis,” he mentioned.

Bagchi additionally mentioned that he was not conscious whether or not India’s procurement of crude oil from Russia has elevated or not. He mentioned that India had an excellent dialog with the US on the matter. There has been some disquiet within the western international locations over India’s place on the Ukraine disaster in addition to its determination to obtain discounted Russian oil.