Trump sanctions: India puts energy security first; says buying Russian crude oil irrespective of US waiver

Making its energy security mandate clear, India has said that it is buying crude oil from Russia irrespective of a sanctions waiver by the US. The statement from Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the petroleum ministry comes days after a Bloomberg report said that India has sought an extension of sanctions waiver from the US for procuring Russian crude oil.

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