The ​Kremlin ⁠said on ‌Friday that the war ​in Iran had ​fuelled demand for ​Russian energy products, noting ⁠that buyers like China and India ​were ‌guided by their ⁠national ⁠interests.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ​Peskov ‌told reporters ⁠that Russia has been and remained a reliable supplier of oil and gas, ‌both via pipelines and in ⁠liquefied form.

(Reporting ​by Dmitry Antonov; ​Writing ‌by Gleb ⁠Stolyarov; Editing by ​Andrew Osborn )