US official says India reduced Russian oil purchases by half

India has reduced its oil purchases from Russia by half, Reuters reported on Friday quoting an official from the White House. The official told the news agency on Thursday that discussions with an Indian delegation in Washington this week have been “productive” and that Indian refiners were already cutting Russian oil imports by 50%.

However, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said it was unaware of any such conversation between the two nations.