*** Russia says India has not said it will halt oil purchases | THE DAILY TRIBUNE | KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN

Russia says India has not said it will halt oil purchases

TDT | Moscow

Email : editor@newsofbahrain.com

The Kremlin said yesterday it had not received any indication from India that it would stop buying Russian oil following the announcement of a trade deal with US President Donald Trump.

Trump said he had struck a deal to reduce tariffs on India and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to stop buying Russian oil over the war in Ukraine.

India’s purchases of Russian oil -- discounted due to Western sanctions complicating logistics and cutting off markets -- have surged since Russia launched its full-scale military offensive on Ukraine in February 2022.