India’s decision to buy discounted crude oil from Russia – despite sanctions imposed by the West over Moscow’s ‘illegal’ war on Ukraine – led to disapproving comments from the United States. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said buying Russian oil did not violate US sanctions against Moscow but she urged India to ‘think about where you want to stand when history books are written’. However, Indian government sources said “legitimate energy transactions should not be politicised” and it was pointed out Russia sells more oil to other countries, including those that have sanctioned Moscow, than India. It was also pointed out many of these countries continue to buy Russian oil.
Here is the list of major countries that purchase crude from Moscow:
