Amid Sanction Threats over Russian Oil, Hardeep Puri Clarifies: ‘EU Buys in One Afternoon What India Buys in a Quarter’

India chides 'double standards' of NATO's Russian oil threats

NEW DELHI -- Dismissing NATO chief Mark Rutte's warning that countries like India, China and Brazil could be hit by secondary sanctions for continuing

Amid sanction threats over Russian oil, Hardeep Puri clarifies: ‘EU buys in one afternoon what India buys in a quarter’

Hardeep Puri claimed that the European Union, a group of states threatening the sanctions, is the largest buyer of Russia's LNG exports, followed by China and Japan.

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Indian crude imports from Russia are presently at 2.08 million barrels per day and meet some 42% of Indian imports.

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“We have noted the latest sanctions announced by the European Union,” said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. “India does not subscribe to any unilateral sanction measures. We are a responsible actor and remain fully committed to our legal obligations.”

India warns NATO against ‘double standards’ on sanctioning Russia trade partners

India has strongly objected to NATO chief Mark Rutte’s warning of sanctions on countries trading with Russia, calling out the West’s “double standards” and reaffirming that its energy decisions are guided by national interest and market realities