Over 20% of Russia's war-period crude exports! India bought about Rs 13.39 lakh crore in Russian oil; trails China’s Rs 193 billion
Friday, 22 August 2025 () Since early 2022, India's Russian oil purchases have reached ₹132 billion, constituting 20% of Russia's oil export earnings. While China leads in overall fossil fuel imports from Russia, India's oil imports surpassed those of the EU and Turkiye. The US has criticized India's Russian oil trade, imposing tariffs, which India contests, vowing to continue procurement.
Amid growing U.S. pressure over India’s purchases of Russian oil, Moscow has offered India a 5% discount to soften the impact of American tariffs. Russian diplomat Roman Babushkin criticized the U.S. for unjustified pressure and accused Western nations of acting like neocolonial powers. He...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, alongside India’s S. Jaishankar, accused the U.S. of weaponizing the dollar and using sanctions as “economic colonialism.” Lavrov warned that even allies..
Russia launched a deadly overnight strike on U.S.-owned Flex Ltd in Ukraine, using drones, cruise missiles, and Kinzhal hypersonic weapons. The attack, which left at least 15 people injured, coincided..
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov strongly criticized U.S. pressure on India over its oil trade with Moscow, backing New Delhi’s stance during high-level talks with S. Jaishankar. Hours after..
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