After a US Congress report, the US Ambassador to India Kenneth Juster has commented on the defence relations of India-Russia. In a way, he has warned India that relations with Russia can affect its relations with the US. However, Juster has also made it clear that the US does not act against sanctions against friends.
Earlier, the report of Congressional Research Service (CRS), the independent research arm of the US Congress, said that the US could impose sanctions against India for purchasing the S-400 air defence system from Russia.
According to a Hindustan Times report, Juster said that India will have to take tough decisions to buy military hardware. In an event organized by the Observer Research Foundation, Juster said that we do not take action against friends under the ‘Counting America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act’ (CAATSA). He also warned New Delhi that it would have to choose between a tradeoff and high-tech US military hardware.
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