Days after allowing India to receive Russian oil cargoes currently stranded at sea to be sold despite sanctions, the White House said the decision is a short-term step meant to keep global oil supplies stable and would not provide any meaningful financial support to Moscow.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the waiver was approved after discussions with President Donald Trump, the Treasury Department and national security officials. She said India had previously acted in line with sanctions, and it was taken mainly to manage a temporary disruption in global oil markets triggered by the ongoing conflict in the
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