Direct impact on India: Pressure on energy security?
India, which has been buying cheap crude from Russia on a large scale in recent months, is among the countries directly affected by the decision. Amidst the Ukraine war and Middle East tensions, India had turned to Russia to meet its energy needs. But now that America has ended the exemption, India’s options seem to be limited.
BREAKING: America will end sanctions waiver allowing India and others to buy Russian and Iranian oil pic.twitter.com/G3dOG2cVVN
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