India reiterated that it has been looking at keeping its economic ties with Russia stable and that it procures "very little" Russian crude oil.
Surovtsev welcomed India's diplomatic response to the situation following the war in Ukraine
India's total purchase of oil from Russia in a month is probably less than what Europe does in an afternoon, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday.
Indian government reportedly in talks with Moscow to liberalize market access for several Indian-made products.
An inter-ministerial group headed by the finance ministry has been meeting regularly for over a month to analyse and discuss payment mechanisms that can work under the current circumstances
No decision yet on Rupee-Rouble trade
India on Thursday asserted that it has established economic relations with Russia and political colouring should not be attributed to the engagement
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said if New Delhi has chosen a side, it is the side of peace and for an immediate end to violence.
It is not in India's best interest to continue investing in Russian military equipment, US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told lawmakers on Tuesday
India buys less than one per cent of its total oil imports from Russia
"This is especially true given that all the three countries - Russia, India and China - are now members of the UN Security Council. So we have a lot of plans," said Lavrov
Describing India as an "important and serious" country, he said it does not come under any influence of the US
German officials said contracts stipulate payment for gas in euros and dollars and that must continue
Lavrov said Russia is committed to maintaining the flow of trade with India notwithstanding the sanction regimes
On Wednesday, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told NDTV that India can use its influence with Russia to convince it to stop the war in Ukraine
India and China are the only major countries that have not condemned what Russia calls its "special military operation"
Sonowal further said payments have been affected due to blockage of SWIFT in Russia and insurance cover has been withdrawn
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, Lavrov briefed the Prime Minister on the situation in Ukraine, including the ongoing peace negotiations
Russia is offering more oil to India at a discount of as much as $35 a barrel on prices before the Ukraine war
Lavrov categorically said Russia's aim in Ukraine is to deprive the Kiev regime from building the capacity to present any threat to Russia