Putin Meets with Indian Foreign Minister at the Kremlin

according to the English ​section of webangah News Agency, citing ⁣mehr News Agency and TASS, Russian President Vladimir Putin​ met today⁣ at the Kremlin with​ S. Jaishankar, India’s ⁣Minister of External Affairs.

The talks took place in the Kremlin representative office with the presence of Sergey Lavrov,Russia’s Foreign Minister; Denis ​Manturov,First‌ Deputy prime minister and head of the⁣ Russia-India intergovernmental⁣ commission on⁢ trade,economy,science,technology,and cultural cooperation; ​and Vinay Kumar,India’s ambassador⁢ to Moscow.

On⁣ august 18, Putin held‍ a⁢ phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ​to ⁢discuss bilateral cooperation between Moscow and New‍ Delhi. He ‌also updated ⁤Modi on ⁢the outcomes of the Moscow-Washington meeting in Alaska. Additionally, on August 7 at the Kremlin, Putin hosted Ajit Doval,‍ India’s National Security Advisor.

This visit comes amid ‍heightened⁢ tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed an additional ‍25 percent tariff on Indian goods in early August.Washington justified this‍ move ​by citing ⁤India’s continued purchase of Russian‌ oil-a step that has escalated friction between Washington and New‍ Delhi.‌ With this new tariff,total⁢ duties on Indian exports rise to 50 percent.