Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar speaks to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken
The Hindu
India, U.S. leaders discuss Ukraine and bilateral ties ahead of 2+2 ministerial meet
Ahead of next week's India-US '2+2' dialogue, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday spoke to United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, focusing on the latest developments in Ukraine and bilateral ties.
It was the second telephonic conversation between Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Blinken in a week that came amid increasing disquiet in the West over India's indication to buy larger volumes of discounted crude oil from Russia.
"Spoke to @SecBlinken ahead of our 2+2 consultations. Discussed bilateral issues and latest developments pertaining to Ukraine," Mr. Jaishankar tweeted.
The phone conversation between Mr. Jaishankar and Mr. Blinken came days after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov paid a two-day visit to India during which he said Moscow has begun moving toward conducting trade in national currencies with India and other partners to bypass the "impediments" of Western sanctions.
Last week, U.S. Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Daleep Singh also visited India.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Singh had cautioned that there will be consequences for countries actively attempting to "circumvent or backfill" American sanctions against Moscow and that Washington would not like to see a "rapid" acceleration in India's import of energy and other commodities from Russia.
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