The Russian Federation and India discuss the joint production of weapons despite the war in Ukraine

The turnover between the Russian Federation and India exceeded $ 50 billion last year. It is expected that this year the figures will increase even more. India's Foreign Minister Subrachmany, Jayshankar, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin. One of the topics was the discussion of joint production of weapons. About it reports Defense News. During the meeting, Putin informed the head of Indian diplomacy about the course of war in Ukraine.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a neutral position on the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. Therefore, New Delhi increases trade with Moscow. India is becoming an increasingly important market for sub -Russian sub -oil, including oil importer. "It is very important to make our trade interaction more stable. We need to think about how to achieve it," said Minister Jaishankar.

During his five -day visit, Jayshankar also met with the head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov. They discussed the prospects of military-technical cooperation, including the joint production of modern weapons. It is noted that the turnover between the Russian Federation and India exceeded $ 50 billion. Jayshankar expects that this year there will be a record trade between the two countries. "We expect to exceed this year.