New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- The Russian Embassy in India on Saturday issued a statement regarding the situation involving Russian citizen Victoria Basu, clarifying that recent media reports are speculative and do not reflect the reality of the situation.

The Embassy regretted the publication of speculative reports in local media, stating that they do not correspond to reality. "The Embassy took note of a series of publications in some local media concerning the situation involving a Russian citizen, Victoria Basu. Regrettably, they do not correspond to reality and are based on speculations," the statement said.

The Embassy has assured that it is working closely with Indian authorities to ensure the rights and interests of Russian citizens are ...