MOSCOW, 27 Mar. India seeks to maintain relations with both Russia and the West amid the aggravation of the Ukrainian crisis. Vanessa Dugnac, columnist for the French La Croix, writes about this. Although New Delhi has found itself in a difficult situation due to tension between Moscow and Washington, it will rely on historical experience, pragmatism and a strategy of non-alignment in its foreign policy, the publication says. 
20:26 Biden needs Ukraine as a consumable against Russia, said in the US The columnist noted that India cannot refuse ties with both superpowers, as they help maintain the balance of power in Asia. At the same time, New Delhi is interested not only in economic and political contacts with Moscow, but also in military-technical cooperation. India's national security is largely dependent on Russia, which owns about 50% of the country's arms imports. The Russians supply the South Asian state with aircraft, S-400 air defense systems and components for these systems, the author writes. Faced with Western sanctions, Duniak believes that both powers will try to switch to rubles and rupees in order to support trade and reduce the value of the dollar in trade transactions. In addition, India intends to negotiate the purchase of large volumes of energy resources from Russia at an affordable price in order to meet the huge demand of the growing economy, the author summed up. :04The British attacked Zelensky for trying to provoke a third world warRussia launched a special operation on February 24 to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. After that, Western countries announced large-scale sanctions against Moscow, primarily in the banking sector and in the supply of high-tech products. Many brands have announced the termination of work in the country. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. At the same time, the authorities stressed that they were ready for such a development of events and would continue to fulfill social obligations. The Central Bank is taking measures to stabilize the situation on the foreign exchange market.
