New Delhi: Stating that every nation has its own relationship with Russia, the U.S has said that it is not asking for the nations to change their stands.

This statement of the U.S has come at the time when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is on a two-day official visit to India.

The US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price has issued a statement after the Russian Foreign Minister landed in India.

Mr. Sergey Lavrov will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Jayshankar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

"Different countries are going to have their own relationship with the Russian Federation. It's a fact of history. It's a fact of geography. That is not something that we are seeking to change," Price said during a press briefing.

He added that what they are seeking to do, whether it is in the context of India or other partners and allies around the world. All they want to see is the international community speaking in unison, speaking loudly against this unjustified, unprovoked premeditated aggression, calling for an end to the violence using the leverage that countries including India, have to those ends.

He said that his country understands what they are asking for. While answering India working out any rupee-ruble conversion for trade  Price said, "I would refer to our Indian partners when it comes to any such rupee-ruble conversion that may have been discussed."

Price further said, "When it comes to the Quad, one of the core principles of the Quad is the idea of a free and open Indo Pacific that is specific in that context to the Indo Pacific, but these are principles. These are ideals that transcend any geographic region."

Russia launched its invasion on February 24 after recognizing the Ukrainian breakaway regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as "independent republics." Russia has since continued to maintain that the aim of its operations has been to "demilitarize" and "de-nazify" the country.

Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many Western nations and European countries have imposed tough sanctions on Russia targeting its economy and financial system.