Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Jaishankar to Visit Russia Amid Trump Tariff Threat
India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is going to Russia for a two-day visit.
The visit begins on August 23, 2026.
He will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
They will discuss regional and global issues.
Jaishankar will also help lead a meeting about trade, science, technology, and culture.
The visit happens while US President Donald Trump is threatening extra tariffs on countries that buy certain Russian products.
India has been buying Russian oil during the Ukraine war.
India reduced those purchases while negotiating a trade deal with the United States, but Russian oil made up a record 50.83% of India’s oil imports in July.
S Jaishankar will visit Russia for two days beginning August 23, 2026.
He will co-chair the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission meeting.
The commission will address trade, science, technology, and culture.
Jaishankar is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on regional and global issues.
The trip comes after Donald Trump threatened a secondary 100% tariff on countries buying Russian oil, gas, or uranium.
- Who
- India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, and the governments of India and Russia.
- What
- Jaishankar will visit Russia, co-chair an inter-governmental commission meeting, and hold talks with Lavrov.
- When
- The two-day visit begins August 23, 2026; the announcement was published August 22, 2026.
- Where
- Russia.
- Why
- To discuss trade, science, technology, culture, and regional and global issues amid US tariff threats related to purchases of Russian energy and uranium.
- Visitor
- S Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister
- Visit length
- Two days
- Start date
- August 23, 2026
- Main meeting
- 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission
- Meeting subjects
- Trade, science, technology, and culture
- US tariff threat
- A secondary 100% tariff on countries buying oil, gas, or uranium from Russia
- India’s July Russian oil share
- 50.83% of imports, described as a record