How India is helping West meet its energy demand by importing Russian oil


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The European Union’s (EU) foreign and security policy chief Josep Borrell in an interview with Financial Times recently said the EU should crack down on India reselling Russian oil into Europe as refined fuel, including diesel. “If diesel or gasoline is entering Europe… coming from India and being produced with Russian oil, that is certainly a circumvention of sanctions, and member states have to take measures,” he said. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, India has emerged as one of the biggest buyers of Russian oil. Last week, a report by the BBC said India’s imports of Russian oil...