US Wanted India To Buy Russian Oil When Ukraine War Started. What Changed

US Wanted India To Buy Russian Oil When Ukraine War Started. What Changed

In a now-viral video, Garcetti can be heard admitting that it was Washington that had encouraged New Delhi to buy oil from Moscow at a price cap to stabilise global prices.

Eric Garcetti’s revelation adds fuel to India-US trade clash

Amid ongoing trade tensions between India and the U.S., former U.S. ambassador to India Eric Garcetti, in a now-viral video, revealed that it was actually the United States that had encouraged New Delhi to buy oil from Moscow in order to help stabilize global prices. At the 2024 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs, she said “they bought Russian oil because we wanted somebody to buy Russian oil at a price cap. That was not a violatio…

US official accuses India of funding Ukraine war via Russian oil buys

Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff at the White House on Sunday (local time) said that it was not acceptable for India to purchase Russian oil, alleging that it 'financed' the crisis in Ukraine.