India's central bank governor, Michael Patra, said the US had expressed concern to India over its use of fuel made from Russian crude oil for export.
This is reported by Reuters:
The US Treasury Department told India that its vessel picked up oil from a Russian tanker on the high seas and delivered it to the port of Gujarat on the west coast, where it was processed and shipped onward. Patra noted that he was informed that Russian oil is being turned into distillate, which is used to make single-use plastic. He did not identify the Indian vessel or refiner involved in this.
We will remind that the US sanctions against Moscow for the invasion of Ukraine prohibit the import into the country of energy products of Russian origin, including crude oil, oil products, distillates, coal and gas.
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The US Embassy in New Delhi said it had no comment:
It adds that India has not joined the sanctions against Russia and has not condemned what Russia calls a "special military operation" in Ukraine. India is the world's third largest importer and consumer of oil. Previously, it rarely bought Russian oil, but since the beginning of the war, Indian refiners have been buying up Russian oil at discounted prices, which many Western countries and companies avoid.
We will remind:
Indian companies are increasingly using Asian currencies to pay for Russian coal imports, avoiding the US dollar and reducing the risk of violating Western sanctions against Russia,
India, the world's largest importer of edible oil, plans to receive the first shipments of sunflower oil from Ukraine in September after a five-month hiatus due to Russia's blockade of Ukrainian ports
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