Putin: India-US ties don't undermine Russia relationship
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- Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that India's growing cooperation with the US does not harm its ties with Russia, and attempts to pressure New Delhi will fail.
- He highlighted India's strong economic growth and expressed confidence in reaching $100 billion in bilateral trade.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said India’s growing cooperation with the United States does not undermine its longstanding ties with Russia, while also asserting that attempts to pressure New Delhi over its relationship with Moscow would not succeed.
Speaking to reporters in St. Petersburg, Putin said the United States was trying to exert pressure on India because of its engagement with Russia, but added that it was “useless to try to pressurise Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” as per Reuters.
He underlined that India remains one of the world’s major economies and is currently witnessing strong economic growth.
“India is among world’s major economies and is currently demonstrating an impressive rate of economic growth,” Putin said.
The Russian President also expressed confidence that bilateral trade between India and Russia will continue to expand significantly in the coming years.
“I am confident that Russia and India will reach $100 billion in bilateral trade in the coming years,” he said.
