The United States offered to buy less Russian oil, and the Indian foreign minister: Europe bought more oil in one afternoon than India in a month

According to the Indian Express on April 12, late on Monday local time, Indian Foreign Minister Jaishankar pointed out at a press conference that the total amount of Russian energy products purchased by India in a month may be less than the amount
of an afternoon in Europe.

Asked about India's oil purchases from Russia, Sujay told reporters: "I noticed that you mentioned the amount of oil purchased
.
If you are looking at energy purchases from Russia, I suggest you should focus on Europe
.
We (India) do buy some (Russian) energy, which is necessary
for our energy security.
But I estimate, looking at the data, that our total purchases this month may be even less
than the purchases of an afternoon in Europe.
”

Indian media reported that after the "2+2" meeting of the foreign ministers of the United States and India, Jaishankar spoke at a joint press conference with Indian Defense Minister Manmohan Singh, US Secretary of State Blinken and US Secretary of Defense Austin
.

In his speech, Jaishankar said that India has issued a number of statements (on the situation in Russia and Ukraine) outlining India's position
at the United Nations, the Indian Parliament and other occasions.
"In short, these positions show that we oppose this conflict
.
We support dialogue and diplomacy
.
We stand for an immediate cessation of violence, and we are prepared to contribute
in any way to the achievement of those goals.
He said
.

On the issue of oil procurement, the White House also acknowledged that India imports less than 1% and 2% of its total energy imports from Russia, compared with 10%
of its imports from the United States.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked at a regular news conference: "Did President (Biden) get a commitment from Prime Minister Modi not to accelerate or increase Russian energy imports?" She replied: "I will let Prime Minister Modi and the Indians talk about this
.
" Again, the current time (India imports from Russia) is 1% to 2%.

Imports from the United States are 10%.

This does not violate any sanctions or similar provisions
.
It was a constructive and direct dialogue
.
But I'll let them speak for
themselves.
”

Indian media pointed out that at the US-India virtual summit held earlier in the day, US President Biden conveyed to Indian Prime Minister Modi the message
that "the United States will help India diversify its oil imports.
" In response, Psaki said: "[India's] imports from the United States have been significant, much
more than they have imported from Russia.
Of course, President [Biden] has made it very clear that it is not in India's interest
to increase imports (Russian oil).
But beyond that, I'll let the Indian leaders explain
it for themselves.
”

Psaki told reporters that importing Russian oil would not violate any sanctions against
Russia.
"It's a decision made by the United States, but we also acknowledge that different countries have their own considerations
," she said.
”

According to Reuters, U.
S.
officials revealed that U.
S.
President Joe Biden told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that buying more oil from Russia is not in India's interest and could hinder the U.
S.
response
to the war situation in Ukraine.
Biden also told Modi that India's position in the world will not be elevated
by its dependence on Russian energy.

Earlier, Reuters said that after the West imposed sanctions on Russian entities, India has purchased at least 13 million barrels of discounted Russian crude oil since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict at the end of February, compared with about 16 million barrels
purchased for the whole of last year.