Referring to New Delhi’s energy ties with Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday said “certain actors” dislike India’s growing role in international markets, and that these elements are aiming to constrain India’s influence for political reasons by imposing “artificial obstacles”.

In an interview to India Today channel that was released on Thursday evening, the Russian president was asked about Western sanctions against Moscow and the US’s imposition of penalty tariffs on India for importing Russian oil. Putin said that India and Russia’s energy cooperation largely “remains unaffected”.

He said the US itself continues to buy Russian nuclear materials. “As for India’s purchases or purchase of energy resources from Russia… Well, I would like to note and have already mentioned th

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