The flag of India. Archive photoMOSCOW, 28 Apr. The United States was surprised by the decision of India to abandon the imposition of sanctions against Moscow due to the military operation in Ukraine and start trading with the Russian side in rubles, Asia Times writes. It is emphasized that the disagreement between Washington and New Delhi in assessing events reflects a regional trend further rapprochement between Russia, India and China. «India startled the US by refusing to abandon its longtime ally Russia over the Ukraine crisis. Instead of supporting US sanctions, the country has developed local currency transfer and investment mechanisms to trade with Russia in rubles and rupees in settlement invest surplus Russian earnings in the Indian corporate bond market,” the article says. An Asia Times columnist believes that the White House itself is pushing countries to cooperate with the “humiliating” abandonment of Afghanistan and failure to resolve the Ukrainian crisis.
BI: China and India thwarted Western plans to «strangle» Ro «With the first difficult problem, the three Asian powers will have to deal with themselves. The second circumstance convinced New Delhi that American friendship is like a powder keg that could explode at any moment,” the publication says. Russia launched a military operation in Ukraine on February 24. As the Ministry of Defense stated, the Armed Forces only strike infrastructure and Ukrainian troops and have already significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine.
In Britain, they demanded that India abandon friendship with Russia to the detriment of oneself
