US President Donald Trump has defended waiving additional sanctions and tariffs on Russia and major buyers of its energy, saying fresh penalties could undermine Ukraine peace negotiations. India is among the countries that could have been affected.
India is trying to do something increasingly difficult — keep buying Russian oil while also trying to help end the Russia-Ukraine war. The issue came into focus again during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Kyiv. Meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Jaishankar defended India’s energy choices, stating that the.
Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov criticised proposed secondary oil sanctions, saying Russia remains ready to supply India with crude despite growing Western pressure.
Washington: The US Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill aimed at tightening economic pressure on Russia and penalising countries that continue to buy Russian energy, putting major consumers such as India and China under renewed scrutiny. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 cleared the Senate in an 86–11 vote.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Friday questioned the West over its double standards and defended India's decision to procure Russian oil following the beginning of the Ukraine war in 2022.
The United States Department of the Treasury has prolonged its sanctions waiver for Russian crude already stuck at sea, granting an additional month of relief
Washington DC: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday said that Washington’s decision on issuing a 30-day waiver to India to purchase certain Russian oil supplies is part of “short-term measures” aimed at keeping global oil prices under control amid supply pressures linked to tensions in the Middle East. Speaking to ABC News Live, Wright.
Trump on Wednesday asserted that he has been “assured” that India won’t be buying oil from Russia, while adding that he understood that it couldn’t be done “immediately.”
When asked about a potential meeting with the Prime Minister in Malaysia during a press conference at the White House, Trump said, "Yeah, sure, he's a friend of mine. We have a great relationship."
