Russian Oil Waiver: In a post on X, United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent remarked that President Donald Trump has given his consent to India for buying Russian crude oil for a period of 30 days to prevent any energy crisis.
Russian Oil Waiver-Comments By US Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent said the United States appreciates India as a trading partner and the 30-day waiver would apply to the delivery or offloading of such crude oil or petroleum products occurs at a port in the Republic of India. It was also added that the purchaser of such crude oil or petroleum products should be an entity organized under the laws of the Republic of India.
It was stated that all transactions prohibited by the authorities that are ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Russian Federation origin loaded on any vessel, including vessels blocked under the above listed authorities, on or before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time, March 5, 2026 are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 4, 2026, have been waived.
Indian Opposition Parties Blast NDA
In several posts on X and other social media platforms, India’s opposition parties blasted the arrogant giveaway of Donald Trump.
Leading social activist Prashant Bhushan commented on X that the Indian Prime Minister has turned India into a vassal State of the US.
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Interestingly, India has never stopped purchasing crude oil from Russia. This was despite repeated warnings and requested by the United States to the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India asking them to stop Russian oil purchases.
Social Media Reactions
Many social media users blasted the rhetoric of the Indian opposition parties. A user commented, “If USA is releasing statements it doesn’t mean every time we have to follow…. They have the power to release statements not to stop us buying Russia oil.”
Another user commented, “India was buying oil from Russia even in February and had never stopped purchasing Russian oil. So the statement from the US saying that India can buy Russian oil for 30 days is nothing but a narrative for their own audience. In reality, it looks like a childish attempt to create the impression that the US is allowing India while India has already been buying Russian oil despite pressure.”
