Overview

• External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar held an hour-long discussion with President Vladimir Putin after talks with Sergey Lavrov focused on trade ties and the war in Ukraine.
• On a three-day trip to Russia, Jaishankar co-chaired the 26th session of the India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on trade and economic cooperation.
• Jaishankar publicly dismissed U.S. threats over India’s Russian crude imports as “beyond comprehension” and questioned recent tariff actions targeting Indian trade.
• He said preparations for an Annual Leaders Summit are underway and conveyed greetings from President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Putin.
• Russia and India discussed safeguarding energy cooperation, with Moscow’s embassy in Delhi describing a mechanism to protect oil trade from potential U.S. penalties.