NSA Ajit Doval in Moscow to discuss Trump sanction threat on Indian import of Russian oil

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will hold meetings with senior Russian officials in Moscow on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 to discuss India-Russia Defense and Security cooperation, oil sanctions and an upcoming modi-Putin summit.

Mr. Doval’s visit to Russia began, US President Donald Trump, Russia, due to Indian oil purchases on August 7, 2025 Thursday, expected to begin on Thursday, 25% of the tariffs on Indian goods began to announce “very important” increases, even if it announced.

“The current increase in the geopolitical situation will also be discussed. In addition, issues will include urgent issues such as Russian oil materials. [to India]”Russian official Tass The agency reported.

Among the negotiations on defense cooperation, Mr. Doval is expected to talk about the delivery of the remaining S-400 missile systems, which played an important role during the Indian-Pakistan Conflict and Sindoor operation in May this year. This has only been attended by NSA’s first visit to Moscow since the Sindoor Operation of NSA, but in June, the SCO NSA meeting in Beijing, and Mr. Shoigu’s assistant, Deputy Secretary General of the Russian Security Council met with Aleksandr Veniktov. In addition, Russia’s decision to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan is expected to emerge.

Mr. Doval’s visit is planned a few weeks ago, he is expected to talk about India’s attitude towards US threats and tariffs, and will also be prepared for the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India this year for the annual summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two sides will probably argue for the latest talks between Russia and Ukraine, after saying that the Kremlin’s Steve Witkoff will be in Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, August 5, 2025.

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On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Mr. Putin, who announced the upcoming visit of Mr. Witkoff, said that Dmitry Peshkov, Deputy Presidential Presidency, said that after the talks at Mr. Putin’s expert level, Ukraine was ready to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but did not give a timeline for the meeting.

When Mr. Trump was asked about the latest threats of India, Russia said that Russia has the right to select and identify the trade partners of the dominant countries, trade and economic cooperation and independently, and that a country has the right to identify the trade and economic cooperation independently ”.

Later in this month, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar will visit Moscow for negotiations about the visit, which was postponed for several years due to the Ukrainian conflict that began in February 2022.

Mr. Doval, the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s state visit to Delhi after official and bilateral meetings left Delhi and went to Moscow overnight.

In the United States, Mr. Trump has doubled threats to India, despite a strong explanation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is called “unfair and unreasonable” imports to Russian oil imports of the US and the EU.

“India was not a good trade partner because they do a lot of work with us, but we don’t do business with them. So we settled for 25% (tariff), but I think I will increase it to a great extent for the next 24 hours, because they buy Russian oil,” he said. CNBC In an interview.

Since 2022, India has increased oil imports from Russia multi -storey, and Russia has increased its revenues, less than one percent of Russia, less than one percent of the imports, to the summit of approximately 40% of oil has been satisfied with the satisfaction of the European countries.

After explaining the penal tariffs plans in India last week, many Indian oil importers reduced their demands, but the government said it would not submit to tariffs and sanctions by the US. On Monday, August 4, 2025, Mea pointed out that the US and the EU continue to trade with Russia with other goods.