Moscow (Russia), June 5: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that attempts by the United States to pressure India over its cooperation with Russia have not had any significant impact on relations between Moscow and New Delhi, describing India as a "very reliable partner."
Speaking on the issue of India-Russia ties, Putin said, "Another thing is that the US is trying to put pressure on India in some matters, for example, when it comes to cooperation with Russia on some tracks. But everyone has understood that putting pressure on Narendra Modi, that has the largest population in the world, detrimental for international relations and for bilateral relations. Doesn't matter where this pressure comes from."
The Russian President said there have been no major consequences arising from such pressure and expressed confidence that all parties involved can find common ground.
"We don't see any negative consequences. I think that we can come to an agreement with all the participants of this process. And as of today, are no serious repercussions emanating from this state of affairs," Russian President said.
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Reaffirming Moscow's commitment to strengthening ties with New Delhi, Putin added, "We are developing our ties with India and we will continue doing that. And we deem India to be a very reliable partner."
The remarks come amid continued cooperation between India and Russia in areas such as energy, defence and trade, despite Western concerns over Moscow's international engagements following the Ukraine conflict.
After the US dictated to India over the import of Russian oil, many experts and analysts stated that the US pressure on India would impact the relations with India's reliable and historical partner Russia.
Going further, the Russian President said that both countries could work on SU-57 combat jets, as his country has proposed to work on its technology.
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He said the aircraft could have been our joint project. We built it independently, but we are ready to work with India in this field — to supply this aircraft and to keep developing it.
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