US media: The United States is "in -depth" persuading India to re -consider cooperation with Russian military energy

According to a report by the United States CNN (CNN) on the 21st, an official of the US State Department claimed that the United States was conducting "in -depth" discussions with India to persuade India to re -consider its military and energy cooperation with Russia. It is reported that the move was further tried to isolate Russia on the international stage.

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In an interview in New York, the unnamed official accused Russia of "no longer a reliable weapon supplier", and the Indian representative "began to understand (looking for other markets) that it might bring them the real benefit." The official claims: "India has seriously relied on Russia, which is what they have done to their country over the past 40 years: first of all, dependence on military, and then relying on energy. Therefore, we have been conducting in -depth discussions with India. I hope to help them have a variety of choices in this regard. "

It is reported that since the outbreak of Russia and Ukraine's conflict, India has been seeking an intermediate road between Russia and its Western critics, basically avoiding the side stations. Russia is still the largest weapon supply country in India, and the relationship between Russia and India can be traced back to the Cold War.

CNN pointed out that so far, India has largely held the pressure of western demands to cut off the economic connection with Russia, increasing the procurement of Russian oil, coal and chemical fertilizer, and in the United Nations on the suspension of Russia's qualifications in the Human Rights Council, Voting to discard the votes and call for "dialogue and diplomacy". The Indian Times quoted people familiar with the matter on the 19th that India has bought Russian oil in large quantities since the start of Russia and Ukraine in February this year, and it is expected to save 350 billion rupees (about 4.4 billion US dollars) for India.

However, CNN reports also said that although the relationship between India and Russia can be traced back to decades ago, since 2014, India has become more and more closely related to the West. India and the United States have annual trade of more than $ 110 billion, while the trade with India and Russia is about $ 8 billion. In recent years, India has also become one of the main customers of American weapons and equipment exports. (Edit: HHJ)

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