Russia on Monday has informed that the implementation of its ongoing defence deals with India including the supply of a batch of S-400 missile systems is advancing well, despite the threat of US sanctions. Russian ambassador Nikolay Kudashev, at a press conference, criticised the US sanctions on Turkey for procuring the S-400 missile systems under a USD 2.5 billion deal, saying Moscow does not recognise such unilateral actions.
The Ambassador said, "We do not recognise or welcome unilateral sanctions as a language or tool or instrument of interstate or international relations, other than those applied by the UN Security Council, this is also the case of Turkey". He added, "As far as India is concerned, we share the same platform. India's position is also crystal clear. No sanctions are acknowledged other than those imposed by the UN Security Council. Whatever the future is, we believe that our ties could withstand the coming challenges".
In spite of warning from the United States, in October 2018, India had signed a USD 5 billion deal with Russia to buy five units of the S-400 air defence missile systems. In 2019, India made the first payment of around USD 800 million to Russia for the missile systems.
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