India, Aug. 21 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar is set to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Thursday to review bilateral relations against the backdrop of US threats of sanctions over India-Russia energy trade and to prepare for President Vladimir Putin's planned visit to India for an annual summit.

Jaishankar travelled to Russia this week to co-chair a meeting of a key bilateral body that oversees trade and economic relations between the two countries amid continuing strains between New Delhi and Washington over trade-related issues and the Trump administration's strident criticism of energy and defence cooperation between India and Russia.

On Wednesday, Jaishankar and Russian deputy prime minister Denis ...