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S Jaishankar is in Russia on a 3-day visit. Photo: Official X handle.

S Jaishankar meets Vladimir Putin in Moscow amid Trump's tariff imposition over Russian oil purchase

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 21, 2025, at 08:31 pm

#S Jaishankar # Vladimir Putin # Moscow # Russia # Trump tariffs # India Russia

Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after holding wide-ranging talks with his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.

The talks largely focused on expanding the trade ties between the two countries.

Honored to call on President Putin at the Kremlin today. Conveyed the warm greetings of President Droupadi Murmu & Prime Minister @narendramodi.

Apprised him of my discussions with First DPM Denis Manturov & FM Sergey Lavrov. The preparations for the Annual Leaders Summit are… pic.twitter.com/jJuqynYrlX
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 21, 2025

The meeting comes amid US President Donald Trump's tariff imposition and pressure on India to stop buying oil from Russia, claiming that it fuelled the Ukraine war.

"We believe that relations between India and Russia have been among the steadiest of the major relationships in the world after the Second World War," Jaishankar said at a joint media briefing with Lavrov.

"Geo-political convergence, leadership contacts and popular sentiment remain its key drivers," he said.

Earlier in the day, Jaishankar said that India-Russia ties are the "steadiest" of relationships in the world after the Second World War.

Pleased to meet FM Sergey Lavrov today in Moscow.

Had a detailed discussion on our bilateral ties, including trade, investment, energy, fertilizers, health, skilling & mobility, defense, and people to people exchanges.

We exchanged views on Ukraine, Europe, Iran, West Asia,… pic.twitter.com/2p6WowdnEr
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) August 21, 2025

Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Russia during which he co-chaired the 26th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) and addressed the India-Russia Business Forum meeting in Moscow.

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