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.

Union Minister Hardeep Puri said that India has significantly broadened its oil import network and if Russian supplies were hit by secondary sanctions, there are many new suppliers coming onto the market.

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.