7Photo© hindustantimes.comUS will 'continue to view India as strategic partner' despite PM Modi's Russia visit
"India and Russia have had a relationship for a very long time. From a US perspective, India is a strategic partner with whom we continue to engage in with full and frank dialogue to include their relationship with Russia. As it relates to the NATO summit being this week, of course, like you, the world is focused on that," Pentagon press secretary major general Pat Ryder told reporters at a news conference in New York on Tuesday.
The Joe Biden administration has already expressed its concerns during Modi's two-day visit to Russia's Moscow.
"But I do not think anybody will be surprised if (Russian) President (Vladimir) Putin tries to represent this visit in a way that seeks to somehow show that he is not isolated from the rest of the world. And the fact of the matter is, President Putin's war of choice has isolated Russia from the rest of the world and it has come at great cost," Pat Ryder said responding to questions on Modi's Russia visit.