The head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, said that the Russian Federation will not rely on the West in its energy policy, but on reliable partners, including China and India. Lavrov announced this at the Raisina Dialogue forum in New Delhi. DEA News.
The Minister noted that the war that Russia is trying to stop and that “started against us using the Ukrainian people” has affected the Russian Federation’s policy, including energy.
In summary, what has changed is that we are no longer relying on any partner in the West.”
According to Lavrov, Russian energy policy will now be “oriented towards reliable partners, those who can be trusted.”
“India and China, of course, are among them,” summed up the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
In addition, Lavrov won’t let Western countries “blew up gas pipelines.” The Minister stated that the Russian side requested an investigation into the explosions in Nord Stream, but this request was immediately rejected.