Jaiswal’s comments came after NATO chief Mark Rutte, speaking at a press conference in Washington alongside US Senators Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen, called on India, China, and Brazil to sever their economic ties with Moscow.

Concerns are escalating that Vladimir Putin might resort to using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, especially after the 50-day deadline imposed by his American counterpart, Donald Trump. Trump has warned of imposing 'very severe' tariffs on Russia,

Experts fear Russia could emply battlefield nuclear weapons in Ukraine after being given 50 days to stop the fighting by the US

Armenia has signalled it could quit the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), a security bloc seen as Moscow's version of NATO, after a peace treaty with Azerbaijan

The West is waging a full-scale war against Russia, and Moscow should respond in full, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said.Mr Medvedev, now deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council,

Trump agrees to sell billions in US arms to NATO countries including Germany, Finland and Denmark and others for quick distribution to Ukraine, following his ultimatum to Putin on peace talks.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is guided by market options and global factors, and cautioned against any double standards over Russian oil imports.

President Trump's tone has shifted both towards Putin and regarding the continuation of U.S. military support for Ukraine.

Former Ukraine aid critics now back Trump's strategy requiring European funding for weapons to Kyiv after the president pivoted his frustration from Zelenskyy to Putin.