Russia and India will find ways to trade despite sanctions, says Lavrov

Sergei Lavrov (left) and his Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, in Delhi. Photograph: AP

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, has afforded Russia’s foreign minister the honour of a meeting as Sergei Lavrov praised India’s refusal to condemn the Ukraine invasion.

Lavrov, who is visiting the country, predicted Moscow and Delhi would find ways to circumvent “illegal” western sanctions and continue to trade.