India says it has begun receiving Russian S-400 missiles, a deal that puts New Delhi at risk of US sanctions under a 2017 law aimed at deterring countries from buying Moscow's weapons
Russian President Putin is visiting India amid increasingly strained ties between Russia and US, also a key Indian ally.
Shringla was speaking with the media after a meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin at India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi. The deal is worth over $5 billion and was first signed in 2018, but it threatens to upend the burgeoning relationship between New Delhi and Washington."Our Indian friends clearly explained that they are a sovereign country and that they will decide whose weapons to buy and who will be India's partner," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
A 10-year defence technical cooperation agreement and a one-year oil contract were among the deals signed as Putin held talks with India's Modi. Russia 'won't act' against China interests
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