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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, August 5 /Xinhua/ — Russia does not consider US threats against India to be legitimate, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. This is how he commented on the reaction of the Indian Foreign Ministry to US demands: the ministry stressed that India will defend its national interests and will not stop importing Russian oil despite US threats.
"We hear many statements that are actually threats. Attempts to force countries to stop trade relations with Russia. We do not consider such statements to be legitimate," noted D. Peskov.
“We believe that sovereign countries should have and do have the right to choose their own trade partners, partners in trade and economic cooperation, and to choose those trade and economic cooperation regimes that are in the interests of a particular country,” the press secretary of the Russian president emphasized.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said on social media that he would significantly increase customs duties on India as a retaliatory measure for the import and resale of Russian oil.
On Monday, the Indian Foreign Ministry issued a statement calling the US and EU attacks on India's import of Russian oil unjustified, as Western countries had previously encouraged such trade to bolster stability in global energy markets. They also continue to buy goods and services from Russia. –0–
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