After the war in the Middle East started, America claimed that it had given India a 30-day exemption to buy Russian oil. US Finance Minister Scott Besant said that this step has been taken to remove obstacles in global oil supply. On this statement from the Trump administration, Russian Ambassador Denis Alipov bluntly said that India does not need permission from anyone.
The Russian Ambassador also said in an interview to RT News that I think the Indian authorities have already responded. Praising the statement of Foreign Minister S Jaishankar, he said that no matter how much America tries, it will not be able to remove Russian oil from the world.
India does not need any permission from anyone: Russia
He said, ‘India does not need any permission from anyone, but such attitude of America shows its thinking and its attitude towards its partners. I don’t think America wants or sees anyone as a partner. Junior partners fulfill maximum needs and everyone has to understand this. With all the good intentions, investments, and good deeds of America also come political circumstances and pressures. You cannot exclude Russian oil from the global basket.
Attack on Iran violates international rules: Russia
Denis Alipov further said that if this happens then there will be a huge reduction in supply and offer and hence the developments taking place in the Middle East show that whether India buys Russian oil or anyone else, that oil will remain there, Russian oil will remain there anyway. Therefore, buying India from us will only benefit.
On the US-Israeli attack on Iran, the Russian Ambassador said, ‘Whatever happened against Iran in the Middle East shows a blatant violation of international rules and laws. This was a violent and baseless attack against a free country, before the real president of a free country was kidnapped in Venezuela at midnight.
America had imposed penalty on Russian oil purchase
US President Donald Trump had imposed 25 percent tariff as a penalty on India for purchasing oil from Russia. However, after the Middle East crisis, US Finance Minister Scott Besant said that the US has announced a temporary exemption of 30 days to Indian refineries to buy oil from Russia. He said that this step has been taken to remove the obstacles in global oil supply due to threats to close the Strait of Hormuz. According to the US Treasury, this is a ‘short-term stopgap’ measure to maintain oil supply in the global market and keep prices stable.
