India and Russia have “very, very strong” ties, according to minister of external affairs S Jaishankar
S Jaishankar said Russia’s relations with Europe and the West have been “severely disrupted” in the wake of the February 2022 Ukraine war.
New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India-Russia relations have been “very, very stable” and “we take great care” to ensure that the relationship is working.
In an interview on Tuesday at the Council on Foreign Relations in this city, Jaishankar claimed that the aftermath of the February 2022 Ukraine war had “so severely disrupted” Russia’s relations with Europe and the West that Moscow is now a threat to Asia and other regions of the world. swiveling to the right. World.
“India-Russia relations have actually been very, very stable,” he said, including the Soviet era and beyond
“I think both countries recognize that there is some type of structural justification for wanting to unite as major powers in the Asian continent. After speaking before the 78th UN General Assembly, Jaishankar said, “We take tremendous effort to ensure that the partnership is working.
Jaishankar said Russia has historically seen itself as a European power, even though it is spread across both Europe and Asia.
“My expectation would be,” he said, apparently referring to US-led sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine as its relations with Europe and the West have been severely disrupted from 2022 onwards.
Jaishankar said, “Russia is really turning towards Asia and other parts of the world, but mainly towards Asia because that is where a lot of economic activity takes place and it is also an Asian power, even though it has always considered itself hasn’t been seen primarily that way.”