Russia Seeks Closer Relations With India Amid Deteriorating Trust With West

Amid growing distrust with the West, Russia aims to strengthen ties with India and other nations. Russia’s Chief of the General Staff, Valery Gerasimov, criticized the US for fueling global conflicts and undermining Cold War-era arms control treaties. He stated that arms control efforts are now irrelevant, hindered by the West’s double standards, making trust restoration impossible.