The Donald Trump administration may have allowed the sanctions waiver on Russian crude to expire on May 16, but India has made it clear that it will continue to procure oil from Moscow. The sanctions waiver by the US enabled countries such as India to continue purchasing Russian crude transported by sea.

The Trump administration let a waiver for Russian oil sales expire. This happened even as the Iran war caused worries about global oil supplies and rising fuel costs. The move…

The Trump administration has allowed a controversial waiver on sanctions targeting Russian seaborne oil to expire, reimposing restrictions that had temporarily enabled countries…

India has been buying Russian oil irrespective of U.S. sanctions waivers, Sujata Sharma, a joint secretary in the petroleum ministry, said on Monday.

India will persist in buying Russian crude oil despite US sanctions, prioritizing energy security and commercial viability.