I can guarantee that India's interests related to supplies from Russia will not be affected. We will do everything possible to prevent this unfair and dishonest competition from harming our agreements," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shared in an interview with RT India.
The Russian Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of "looking at the overall picture" of the global energy market, including major energy supply routes.
In that context, he mentioned the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, mentioned tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and warned that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait "can also become an area of confrontation".
The damage to the global energy market will be incalculable," Lavrov said.
Therefore, he emphasized the development of solutions to protect against risks that may occur in relations with India as well as in the broader context of the Asia-Europe region, within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
Also according to the Russian Foreign Minister, the West is currently trying every way to ban Russian oil and gas, with the sole goal of sanctioning Russia.
They are trying to block our gas and oil supplies simply because they want to punish Russia," he said.
At the same time, Mr. Lavrov expressed confidence that India understands what is really happening.
This is not the type of force majeure situation that Europeans often cite when resolutely refusing Russia's energy supply contracts," he emphasized.
The Russian Foreign Minister affirmed that the country "never punishes anyone and always fulfills its obligations to partners in good faith, whether they are friendly countries or not too friendly.
Once an agreement is reached, Russia traditionally always respects commitments in all contracts" - Mr. Lavrov concluded.
