The White House official John Kirby, on Wednesday, said that every sovereign country, including India, has the right to buy oil or lubricants from any country.
Despite the fact that several European countries have reduced their reliance on the Russian energy supply, Japan has increased its purchases of Russian natural gas in the last year.
Russia and Pakistan will approve all the details of oil and gas supplies by March 2023, which will be based on mutual interests, according to the joint statement.
Defending India's stance on importing crude oil from Russia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that it's a sensible policy to go where we get the best deal in the interest of the Indian citizens.
Moscow [Russia], September 2 (ANI): Russia hailed India for thwarting any attempts by the Western nations to involve New Delhi in imposing sanctions on Russian energy purchases. This comes as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has struck back several times at the Western nations for the
Moscow [Russia], June 7 (ANI): Pakistan's ambassador to Russia Shafqat Ali Khan said his country is committed to the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project with Moscow, adding that legal discussions are underway between the two countries.
Budapest [Hungary], May 3 (ANI/Sputnik): Hungary's reluctance to follow the EU path of abandoning Russian energy supplies is driven by the country's energy security concerns, rather than political motives, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto said on Tuesday.
Brussels [Belgium], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian energy giant Gazprom's decision to suspend gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland is yet another attempt at blackmail, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday.
Warsaw [Poland], April 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Poland will no longer be purchasing natural gas from Russia, instead the country will increase domestic production and look for alternative supplies, Polish Secretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Piotr Na
London [UK], April 24 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, is supporting plans to launch the first coal mine in the United Kingdom in decades, aiming to curtail the dependence on Russian energy supplies, the Telegraph newspaper reporte
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that India is "carving out" opportunities from challenging situations as the world continues to face hikes in fuel prices and shortage of food grains amid the Russia-Ukraine war.
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian energy giant Gazprom says it is meeting supply requests for natural gas from European importers, pumping over 57 million cubic meters (2 billion cubic feet) through Ukraine on Sunday.