India confirmed it will continue importing Russian oil despite Trump’s threats

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India is refusing to stop buying oil from Russia, even after President Donald Trump said he would punish the country with fresh penalties and a 25% tariff. According to reporting from The New York Times, Indian officials said on Saturday, August 2, that there had been no instruction given to oil companies to reduce Russian imports. The decision puts India’s government on a direct collision course with the Trump White House and signals that New Delhi has no plans to give up its cheap energy suppl...