German Foreign Minister Bellbeck
It is reported that EU and G7, Australia's "oil price limit order" against Russia has come into effect on the 5th, meaning that these countries cannot purchase Russian oil through any channel below the price of US$60 per barrel. Previously, some media believed that the scale of this price limit alliance would be very large, or included circles such as " Quad Security Dialogue " member states and " Five Eyes Alliance ", but this is not the case. Basically, there are only core allies of the United States. The failure to win over India is the biggest failure. The Biden administration has sent officials to negotiate with India many times, but the responses received are all rejections. During the foreign ministers' meeting between India and Russia last month, the Indian foreign minister promised to continue purchasing Russian oil and strengthen trade with Russia.
Belbourke's visit to India "squeezing the subway" makes many people think that he is performing a show
5, German Foreign Minister Bellbourke set out to visit India. The German government's consecutive visits to two Asian powers in five weeks have attracted attention from many parties. Foreign media believe that this is their efforts to explore all possible markets, just to find a way out for the current bleak economy. Of course, Bellbock also shouldered a key task when he came to this trip - to persuade India to change his mind and work with them to restrict the import of Russian crude oil; she also admitted this readily before her trip, saying: "I hope that India can follow the West to impose sanctions on Russia."
Belbourke and Su Jiesheng talked
However, on the first day she arrived in India, she hit a wall. According to Indian media reports, after talking to Indian Foreign Minister Su Jiesheng, the other party directly told Belburk directly: India must consider its energy security, so it will continue to buy oil from Russia. This is India's decision. Speaking of this, he also spoke to the German Foreign Minister and said that in fact, European countries import much more energy from Russia than India. Whether it is natural gas, fossil fuels or other energy sources, Europe purchases far more than India; in general, Europe cannot put its needs at the highest point on the one hand, and ask India not to do so on.
Indian oil now has a "large part" composed of Russian oil
Some analysts believe that India would "relatively vaguely" reject Germany's request, but Su Jiesheng's remarks are not at all sympathetic, directly pointing out the sinister intentions of European countries. Before the implementation of the "price limit order", Germany was the first among European countries to import Russian energy. After sanctions against Russia this year, it still used underground means and third countries to import Russian energy at a record speed. It was not until the second half of the year that Russia took measures to interrupt natural gas trade with Europe. In addition, Germany began to reduce imports after the United States forced the promotion of price limit energy. Now they are starting to "persuade" India again, and it is not unexpected that they are directly unceremoniously revealed.
Belbourke's speech at the EU's "price limit order" meeting
Also worth mentioning, the German Foreign Minister also stated to reporters: "India has an important position in the world, and this country will decisively affect the formation of international order in the 21st century..." She was immediately asked by reporters: "So will Germany regard India as a partner to replace China?" The German Foreign Minister smiled awkwardly and avoided this question, saying that China "has changed a lot in recent years", and India "is not only an economic partner but also a partner of values", so communication between the two sides will be very critical. In response, some Indian netizens commented: "Germany can only think of India when it is in danger and regard it as a 'partner'; but they still maintain that arrogant attitude to educate India on how to do it. Is this kind of cooperation really trustworthy?"
