Russia turning towards Asia post Ukraine conflict, trade with India improved: EAM Jaishankar
India TodayUnion Minister of External Affairs, S Jaishankar, on Monday said Russia is turning more towards Asia after the Ukraine conflict. Addressing the students' dialogue at the National Institute of Technology, the EAM also highlighted the growth in the economic partnership between India and Russia and said Russia's trade with India was USD 40 billion last year, far ahead of the figure before the Ukraine conflict. "Our trade with Russia before the Ukraine conflict was around 12-14 billion dollars, our trade last year was 40 billion dollars," the EAM added. #WATCH | External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar says, "Russia's main economic partner was the Western countries, after the Ukraine conflict that way was closed. Russia is turning towards Asia.Our trade before the Ukraine conflict was around 12-14 billion dollars, our tradeâæ pic.twitter.com/rFHGR4lDQx — ANI July 3, 2023 At the event, Jaishankar also spoke about the growing participation of Asian economies in the world and said, "China is the biggest Asian economy and it will show a path there.