Articles tagged with "Russian oil purchase"

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US approves temporary sale of stranded Russian oil to India

Russia has reportedly built up a flotilla of old oil tankers of opaque ownership to get around sanctions imposed by Washington, the European Union and the G7 group of nations, over Moscow's 2022 all-out invasion of Ukraine.

March 12, 2026

This combination of pictures created on February 02, 2026 shows, L/R, US President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, February 1, 2026 and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on January 29, 2026. (AFP/File)

Russia says India has not said it will halt oil purchases

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says the country has not heard any statements from New Delhi on this matter.

February 3, 2026

Modi wants to please me: Trump

Says Modi knew it was "very important to make me happy."

January 5, 2026

Trump gives Hungary's Orban one-year Russia oil sanctions reprieve

US president says he is considering an exemption because landlocked Hungary has to rely on pipelines that make it dependent on Russian oil and gas.

November 8, 2025

Modi yields to Trump’s pressure, agrees to cut Russian oil imports

Says India is sharply reducing its oil imports from Russia and intends to continue doing so.

October 22, 2025