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.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said crude oil supplies from Russia to India have increased despite Western sanctions and mounting geopolitical pressure, ANI…

The Trump administration has ended its short-lived sanctions waivers for Russian oil, rejecting appeals from major importers like India to keep the exemptions active amid the…