India's crude oil imports from Russia have increased manifold in the past few months so as to secure the country's energy security. A large portion of India's energy demand is met through imports.
"Today is a very special year as we are celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the diplomatic relationship and this particular project is very much part of our celebrations and supplementing these celebrations with the wonderful initiatives which are taking our relationship forward," said Roman Nikolaevich Babushkin, Russian Deputy of Mission.
"I can just reiterate what has been said already. So, India's independent and balanced position is highly appreciated. As Jaishankar said on a number of occasions India is seeking the best available options on the market. So, that is exactly why we are on the same page. The pricing should be based on the market calculations and not on the desire of the oil buyers which is nonsense", he added.
Novak stressed that Russia is responsibly fulfilling its contractual obligations for the supply of energy resources, diversifying energy exports to the countries in the east and south amid the energy crisis. Earlier in September, G7 nations agreed to impose a price cap on oil imports from Russia.
Russian G20 Sherpa Svetlana Lukash on Friday said that there is every chance that Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the G20 Summit that will be held in India in September 2023, TASS news agency reported.
A fire broke out in a store in the Mega Khimki shopping mall in the city of Khimki in the Moscow region on Friday, the regional department of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies said.
Taking to Twitter, Lukash said, "Grateful to #G20India and @amitabhk87 for putting 'Women-led development' as one of the key priorities of G20. Women are catalysers of positive transformations!"
Moscow has criticized the West’s cap on oil prices and declared that it “would not tolerate” it. Additionally, the Kremlin reportedly stated that it was deciding how to react. According to a report by the Russian news agency TASS, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that his nation has made preparations for the price ceiling that […]