The External Affairs Ministry of India issued a statement on Thursday indicating that the country is seeking to “expand our energy procurement” from the United States, following President Donald Trump telling reporters the day before that New Delhi is planning to limit its Russian oil purchases.
India, a longtime ally of the Soviet Union and Russia, dramatically expanded its purchases of Russian crude oil in the immediate aftermath of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine 2022, capitalizing on discounted prices resulting from European sanctions. India has prodigious oil refining capabilities, but very little domestic crude, making it heavily reliant on crude imports. In addition to meeting domestic demand, India profits handsomely from selling refined oil products, such as gasoline and diesel, abroad — including to countries
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