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Russia says, will not take any step detrimental to India's security | Business Standard News
The above statement actually implies the other way around..
We need to note that the news doing rounds does not quote anonymous sources but rather Russian Deputy Foreign Minister (FM) Sergei Ryabkov.
Now this clarification from the Russian Embassy in India implies the following
1) Russia has taken note and is aware of news doing rounds on the SU-35 sale to Pakistan
2) Russia would not explicitly deny that the news is false
3) Russia does not explicitly confirm that it would not sell SU-35 to Pakistan
4) Releases a vague statement which could be interpreted per their convenience at a later date
The reason for the statement is to wait for what India would offer to Russia for them to confirm that the news is false. Now the ball is India's court. Hence, we see the news in the last day that India would be upgrading SU30MKI, procuring PAK-FA, finalize contract on FGFA and may buy few squadrons of SU-35...
It is to be seen what amount of Business from India would satisfy Russia to issue a confirmation that there would not be any sale of SU-35 to Pakistan.