Moscow, Aug 8: Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval at the Kremlin on Thursday, Russia’s state-run RIA news agency reported, citing the Kremlin press service.The two countries stressed their commitment to a “strategic partnership” during bilateral security talks in Moscow, held a day after US President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on Indian imports in response to India’s continued purchases of Russian oil.
On Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from India, taking the total import duty to 50 per cent. The United States has also threatened secondary sanctions on countries buying Russian crude unless Moscow agrees to end the war in Ukraine – now entering its fourth year – by Friday.