The Putin-Trump meeting in Alaska was telling. It exposed the American President's hypocrisy as Putin revealed US-Russia bilateral trade expanded by over 20 per cent.
Interestingly, while the Russia-US summit was supposed to yield a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine, the latter was not included in the meeting despite being a direct party to the conflict.
Kirill A Dmitriev, Russian President's envoy for investment and economic cooperation, on Thursday confirmed that preparations are underway for a possible summit between Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump next week.
India and Russia, reaffirming their strategic partnership, held the 11th Working Group session to deepen cooperation in sectors like aerospace, mining, 3D printing, and critical minerals.
India called out the US and EU’s double standards on Russian oil, highlighting their ongoing billion-euro trade with Russia, and asserted its right to safeguard energy security and national interest amid global instability.