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Rubio Says 'Got India's Commitment to Stop Buying Russian Oil' in Fresh Claim Amid US Trade Framework
India declines US pressure to halt Russian oil imports, citing national interest and strategic autonomy amid a 45% drop in imports since mid-2025, data shows.
- On February 14, 2026, Rubio said at Munich that the US had obtained India's commitment to stop buying additional Russian oil.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Saturday that India remains committed to strategic autonomy and will base procurement on commercial and national-interest considerations.
- According to analytics from Kpler, India's Russian oil imports fell from a 2.09 million bpd peak in June 2025 to 1.16 million bpd in January 2026, with Russian crude making up roughly 35 to 40 per cent of total imports by 2024.
- Opposition parties in India say the interim trade deal's tariff relief, linked to US President Donald Trump's executive order, shows `surrendering` as it warns of punitive action if India imports Russian oil.
- With US pressure rising in recent years, India balanced diplomacy by meeting G7 Foreign Ministers and nearly 50 heads of state and government at Munich.
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Rubio says 'got India's commitment to stop buying Russian oil' in fresh claim amid US trade framework
The Trump admin has repeatedly claimed that India agreed to halt purchases of Russian oil in exchange for tariff relief and progress on a trade deal, a position reiterated by Marco Rubio at Munich. He said,
·Mumbai, India
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‘Got India's commitment to stop buying additional Russian oil': US Secretary of State Marco Rubio after trade framework
Days after India and the US announced a joint trade deal framework, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has claimed that America has gotten India's “commitment to stop buying additional Russian oil”.
·New Delhi, India
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Despite US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's claim that India had assured to stop buying additional Russian oil, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar clarified that India would take its own decisions independently, even if others disagreed with its actions.
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