India ramped up Russian oil imports from 4% to over 40% at US request, spending $168 billion. Now crypto is facilitating the deals amid sanctions.

US President Donald Trump announced in February that India would stop buying Russian crude oil and step up energy ties with the United States of America. Four months after that,…

India ramped up Russian oil imports from 4% to over 40% at US request, spending $168 billion. Now crypto is facilitating the deals amid sanctions.

India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated India purchased Russian oil after the Ukraine war began in 2022. He explained the oil was available and affordable. The…