Explainer: Germany biggest buyer of Russian energy in first 2 months of Ukraine war

NEW DELHI: Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, India has been under pressure from western nations to curtail its trading relations with Russia. One of the key issues in focus has been India’s energy purchases from Russia.
Recently, when asked at a press conference in the US about India’s oil purchase from Russia, external affairs minister S Jaishankar had said: “If you are looking at energy purchases from Russia, I would suggest that your attention should be focused on Europe.
“We do buy some energy, which is necessary for our energy security. But I suspect looking at the figures, probably our total purchases for the month would be less than what Europe does in an afternoon,” Jaishankar said.
A new report has vindicated Jaishankar’s claim on European nations being the biggest buyers of Russia oil and gas-even after two months of Ukraine invasion.