Russian Deputy Energy Minister to visit Sri Lanka this weekNewsA Russian delegation led by the country's Deputy Energy Minister Roman Marshavin is set to visit Sri Lanka from March 26 to 28. Foreign Ministry officials and the Russian Embassy had been holding talks in recent days regarding the possibility of securing energy supplies from Russia after the U.S. relaxed some sanctions on Russian oil. The Russian Embassy in Colombo had issued a clarification on March 18 stating that in light of the circulation of various speculative reports regarding the meeting between the Russian Ambassador L.Dzhagaryan and senior officials from Sri Lankan Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning energy supplies, the Embassy is authorized to state that no financial or logistical questions were discussed during the talks. The Embassy is working on these issues, the statement added. You can share this post!

Source: Sunday Times March 23, 2026 23:02 UTC