India raises Russia's comfort level as Western nations threaten further new sanctions - India assures Russia of continued oil buys and military hardware - Trade to be done in non dollar terms to prevent its isolation
Putin finds comfort in Delhi visit as the west tightens screws with fresh sanctions India reassured Russia of maintaining its steadfast relations with continued purchases of oil , defence hardware, and non dollar currency trade but not gave no support to Putin on the Ukraine war Dec 06, 2025 Putin in Delhi: A Defiant Russia Finds a Steadier Hand in India as the West Tightens the Screws By TN Ashok. Dec 06, 2026 New Delhi — Indias has reassured Russia of steadfast support in continued oil purchases , importing military hardware including nuclear powered submarines, sukhoi mk111 advance combat aircraft but gave no guarantess of support on the Ukraine war leaving it vague deliberately for either side — the west and the east to interpret as it wanted. Putins visit was timed at a moment when Moscow is staring at a fresh barrage of Western sanctions on its energy giants, when NATO is threatening secondary measures against countries buying discounted Russian crude, and when Europe...