Sitting in Europe, Jaishankar slams west: ‘European weapons used to attack India’| Russia oil

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on June 11 strongly defended India's decision to continue purchasing Russian oil, pushing back against Western criticism and highlighting what he called contradictions in Europe's approach. Speaking during a discussion on Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition at the Kultaranta Talks in Finland, Jaishankar responded to a question suggesting that India had been "too sympathetic to Russia" and "too willing to buy oil from Russia."