Crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal, and gas of Russian origin are not permitted to be imported into the United States as a result of US sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine in February.
According to a top official from the Indian central bank, the US has warned India that it was being used to evade US sanctions by shipping fuel manufactured from Russian crude to New York via high-seas transfers.
According to Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Michael Patra, the US Treasury Department informed India that an Indian ship had taken oil from a Russian tanker on the high seas and transported it to a port on Gujarat’s west coast where it had been processed before being carried on.
Energy items from Russia, including crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal, and gas, are not allowed to be imported into the United States as a result of US sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine in February.
Energy items from Russia, including crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal, and gas, are not allowed to be imported into the United States as a result of US sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine in February.
“The ship’s purified production was reloaded, and it sailed away without a destination. After receiving the destination in the middle of the ocean, it continued on its journey and arrived in New York “Patra stated at a celebration honouring India’s 75th anniversary of independence.
The US embassy in New Delhi stated that it had nothing to say at this time.
The concerns raised by the US are mentioned for the first time publicly by India in Patra’s remarks. Neither Delhi nor Moscow have denounced what Moscow refers to as a “special military operation” in one of its neighbours.
According to Patra, the Russian crude was refined and turned into a distillate that was used to create single-use plastic. He made no mention of the Indian refiner or vessel.
“So that’s how war operates. It functions in odd ways, “explained he.
In the past, India, the third-largest oil consumer and importer, rarely purchased Russian oil. However, since the war began, Indian refiners have been buying cheap Russian oil, which is avoided by many Western nations and businesses.
(Source: Agency)
Prasanta Patnaik