"Asked West To Mind Their Business": Russia Minister Praises S Jaishankar
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Dr S Jaishankar has been articulating New Delhi's position on the Ukraine war and its decision to keep procuring oil from Russia
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has received praise from his Russia counterpart for asking the West "to mind their own business" when it questioned India's procurement of Russian oil after the Ukraine war began. 🇮🇳🇷🇺 Russian FM recalls words of 'amigo' Jaishankar, who advised Europeans to look at themselves before lecturing others🗯 "My friend, Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar, was once at the UN, giving a speech. He was asked why they started buying so much oil from Russia. He… pic.twitter.com/nD4C0YHMDj
In a video shared by Russian news agency Sputnik, the country's foreign affairs minister Sergey Lavrov is seen addressing the World Youth Forum in Sochi. "My friend, Foreign Minister Subramanyam Jaishankar, was once at the UN, giving a speech. He was asked why they started buying so much oil from Russia. He advised them to mind their own business and reminded them at the same time how much oil the West had started buying and continued to buy oil from the Russian Federation. This is national dignity," Lavrov says in Russian.
After the Ukraine war broke out, most countries of the West imposed sanctions on Moscow and stopped buying crude Russian oil. India, however, refused to play along. Dr Jaishankar articulated New Delhi's position on international forums, emphasising that Indian citizens cannot afford high energy prices and that the Narendra Modi government is only trying to get the best deal possible for its citizens.
