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There Is Competition Among Companies Of Ukraine, Russia

There is competition among companies of Ukraine, Russia for defense contracts, this information came out from a CBI investigation of a bribery case.

The CBI investigation into alleged bribery against former and present Navy officers reveals that there is intense competition between companies from Ukraine and Russia to win the Indian Navy contract.

During the investigation, a Dubai-based businessman came under the supervision of the agency.

The businessman allegedly carried money to India for Randeep Singh, a retired naval officer from Dubai. The CBI had arrested him in September last year. Presently he is out on bail.

The CBI had conducted five rounds of questioning of the businessman between September 4 and 11, officials said. His voice sample was also taken on 13 September.

The businessman is believed to be an associate of the Ukrainian defense manufacturing company Steps Techno Expert.

The businessman had shared some documents, besides a list of naval officers, with the Ukrainian company to exclude Russian firm Rosoboronexport from the deal for retail equipment and other items for Indian submarines.

CBI has come to know that this document was allegedly provided by Randeep Singh to the businessman.

There is competition among companies: The idea of ​​sanctions on Russia for cyber attacks on Ukraine.

The Senate, the upper house of the US Parliament, is considering a proposal to impose sanctions on Russia for cyber attacks on Ukraine.

The motion has been introduced by the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. It said that Russia carried out several cyber attacks on Ukraine in January.

In one of these attacks, 70 percent of Ukrainian government websites were hacked, bringing the government to a halt.

The United States has warned of strict sanctions against Russia in the event of a Russian military attack on Ukraine, but these sanctions may come before that.

Quad foreign ministers meeting today amid Ukraine crisis.

A meeting of the foreign ministers of the Quad, an organization of India, the US, Japan, and Australia, will be held in Melbourne on Friday.

Amid rising tensions between Russia and NATO countries over Ukraine, the Afghan crisis, and China’s increasing aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.

This meeting is considered important in view of the global scenario.

A day before the meeting, Australian Foreign Minister Maris Payne said that during this time mainly the distribution of the Covid vaccine, counter-terrorism, cooperation in maritime security, and climate change will be discussed.

Payne also said that it is important that all the countries of the Indo-Pacific region can make their own strategic decisions without any pressure.

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