Russian Ambassador spoke about military-technical cooperation with India

MOSCOW, Feb 10 Threats of US sanctions against India due to purchases of S-SAM 400 did not and will not affect New Delhi’s cooperation with Moscow in the field of military-technical cooperation, Denis Alipov, the appointed Russian ambassador to New Delhi, said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Earlier, State Department spokesman Ned Price said that the US administration is in contact with the Indian authorities on the possibility of imposing sanctions in connection with the supply of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems to the country. In response to this, the official representative of the country's Foreign Ministry, Arindam Bagchi, said that India is pursuing an independent foreign policy, including in the field of defense procurement. influence,» Alipov said. As the ambassador emphasized, the Indians have repeatedly said that the deal with Russia on the S-400 is in the interests of its security, that India pursues an independent foreign policy and negatively perceives the pressure that is being exerted on it.The Sputnik Light vaccine has been registered in India, RDIF said «The S-400 deal is a matter for our two countries and no one else. Therefore, there is no reason to believe that the Indian position will change in the future. This project is ongoing. Deliveries are being made,» Alipov added. Russia and India signed a contract for the supply of S-400 in October 2018. As it became known earlier, five regimental kits will cost Delhi 5.43 billion dollars. India has become the third foreign buyer of these complexes after China and Turkey. As reported by Indian media, the deployment of the first regiment of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems in India will be completed in April.