“As for South Africa and India, as you know, these countries have long historical ties with Russia.
We regularly tell them that this addiction they have created makes them more vulnerable, ”TASS quoted her as saying.
According to her, she, in particular, will discuss the issue of weapons with the Indian authorities.
“And we are now working with them on how to get away from Russian weapons ... I will visit India next week and I will talk about this, among other things,” she added.
On February 23, it was reported that India has postponed the purchase of 30 Predator combat drones from the United States, as it intends to develop and manufacture UAVs itself.