Speaking at the weekly media briefing in New Delhi on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India is closely monitoring the developments but firmly reiterated its priorities.

Flight data showed how American and British reconnaissance aircraft flew from England toward Russia on Monday.

In a firm response to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte’s threat of secondary sanctions over New Delhi’s ties with Moscow, India on Thursday cautioned against “double standards” on the matter and asserted that its energy procurement from Russia is based on national interests and market dynamics.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Brazil, China and India will face secondary sanctions from the US if Russia doesn’t negotiate a peace deal with Ukraine, and said they should lean on President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire.

You might want to call Vladimir and say, ‘Hey, friend, we are still buying stuff from you, but you have got to get serious when it comes to these negotiations on the cease-fire or a peace

NATO members that border Russia are buying US-made HIMARS. One defense minister told BI that the war shows deep strike abilities are needed.

Ukraine’s military commander in charge of the country’s drone warfare program urged the US and NATO countries alike on Wednesday to learn from Kyiv’s use of the technology on the battlefield so in the future there are not “hard questions from your children [about] when [their] father will come back.

Moscow is jamming GPS across Europe's eastern flank, targeting not just military systems but civilian aviation and maritime traffic as well.