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Moscow has given a blunt reply to Donald Trump’s statement regarding Russian oil on India-US trade deal. Russia’s Rashtrapati Bhavan Kremlin said on Wednesday (4 February 2026) that India is completely free to buy crude oil from any country. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to a question, ‘We and other international energy experts are well aware that Russia is not the only country supplying oil and petroleum products to India. India has always been buying these products from other countries too, so we do not see anything new in this.
Statements of someone close to Putin on Trump’s claim
Dmitry Peskov was asked about US President Donald Trump’s claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop purchasing Russian oil and potentially buy crude oil from the US as well as Venezuela. A day before this, Peskov had clarified that Russia has not yet received any official statement or information regarding stopping the purchase of Russian oil from India.
‘It is not possible to replace Russian oil with American oil’
Igor Yushkov, chief expert of Russia’s ‘National Energy Security Fund’, said that Indian oil refineries cannot completely stop the import of Russian crude oil. Citing technical reasons, he said, ‘The shale oil that America exports is of light category. In contrast, Russia supplies relatively heavy and sulfur-rich Urals oil. According to the structure of Indian oil refineries, they will have to blend American oil with other categories, which will lead to additional costs. In such a situation, it will not be possible to completely replace Russian oil with American oil.
‘US will not be able to compensate for India’s oil supply’
Yushkov said, ‘Russia usually exports 15 to 20 lakh barrels of oil to India per day. America is not able to compensate this quantity. It seems that Trump is only trying to show that he has won the trade talks and the agreement is completely in accordance with American demands.
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