India will not give up the acquisition of C-400 in Russia, write the Indian media. Despite the US pressure, India will finish before the end of the implementation of the agreement to acquire anti-aircraft missile systems (ZRS) C-400 “triumph”, said the newspaper Hindustan Times, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense of the country.
As reported, India and Russia have agreed on all the details, including price, the supply of S-400 New Delhi. Now the Ministry of Defense of India is awaiting approval for the purchase from Russia five sets of S-400 to the total amount of the order 5,5 billions of dollars.
Recall, that currently the US by all means tries to squeeze from the global market, Russian companies Arms. Not churayas dirty ways, including veiled threats and blackmail, Washington leads the country to abandon the acquisitions of Russian weapons. The US State Department said directly, that in the case of countries, acquiring Russian weapons and technology, be sanctioned. Temporary exclusion of the United States have made only three countries, with MTC with Russia, – India is, Indonesia and Vietnam. But how much will this relief, No one knows.
The US has already said, that India's purchase of S-400 from Russia could have a negative impact on the defense cooperation New Delhi and Washington in the future.
It should be recalled, Russia and India are the major partners in the field of military-technical cooperation: more 70% Indian army - the Russian and Soviet production.
