Russia and India are "very motivated" to ensure that the defence cooperation between the two strategic partners is "uninterrupted" by the Ukraine crisis, and "barriers" created by "negative external factors" are being effectively mitigated, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov said.
The envoy told PTI that Russia's supply of S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile systems to India is moving ahead "smoothly" as per the schedule and that both sides are maintaining "real-time" communication on critical issues relating to cooperation in the defence sector.
Mr. Alipov's comments came in the backdrop of apprehensions in certain quarters in India that Russia's supply of key military systems and hardware, including the S-400 missile systems to the Indian armed forces, could be delayed due to the conflict in Ukraine.
