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Russian envoy says India buys oil to meet national development needs

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Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov stated that India's purchase of Russian oil is driven by its own national development needs rather than to assist Moscow.

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  • Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said India buys Russian oil for its own national development, not to help Moscow, and pledged Russia will supply as much oil as India needs.
  • He criticised Western sanctions and tariffs as pressure tactics.
  • India's Russian crude imports rose sharply after 2022 G7 and EU price caps, and the US had imposed a 25% tariff on Indian goods over these purchases before withdrawing it in February under an interim trade framework.
  • A US Senate Bill still proposes tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the largest importers of Russian crude, with India the second-largest buyer, while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said buying or not buying Russian oil will not resolve the Ukraine conflict.

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  • The US Senate Bill proposing tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the five largest importers of Russian crude
  • Progress of the India-US interim trade agreement framework agreed in February
  • Outcomes from Jaishankar's meetings with Ukrainian leadership on India's energy and Ukraine positions

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Denis Alipov

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  • India does not buy Russian oil for the sake of helping Russia. It is buying oil for itself and its own national development.
    [1]Hindustan Times5 SeptOpen at the quote ↗
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    slamming Western secondary sanctions. New Delhi is buying oil from Russia for its own development and not to help Moscow, Russian Ambassador to India Denis Alipov said recently. While speaking to DD News, Alipov said, “ India does not buy Russian oil for the sake of helping Russia. It is buying oil for itself and its own national development. ” Alipov had, on Friday, said Moscow remains committed to fulfilling New Delhi's energy demands, while slamming Western secondary sanctions. India's purchase of Russian crude surged after 2022 after G7 and EU price caps

S. Jaishankar

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  • This conflict, which is today in its fifth year, will not be solved because somebody is buying or not buying oil or minerals or metals or fertiliser. This conflict will be solved by dialogue, by diplomacy, by negotiation
    [1]Hindustan Times5 SeptOpen at the quote ↗
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    buying Russian oil. “I think it’s also important that all of you get the challenges of providing for energy for 1.4 billion people at a time when the world energy situation is very, very difficult,” Jaishankar said. “ This conflict, which is today in its fifth year, will not be solved because somebody is buying or not buying oil or minerals or metals or fertiliser. This conflict will be solved by dialogue, by diplomacy, by negotiation ,” he added. - ABOUT THE AUTHORHT News DeskFollow the latest breaking news, major developments and agenda-setting stories from India and around the world with the newsdesk at Hindustan Times. Operating round the clock,

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