Archive · 23 Jul 2025
India Accuses EU of Hypocrisy Over Russian Oil Sanctions
The EU is putting sanctions on India because India is buying oil from Russia.
India used to buy a lot of oil from Russia for cheap.
A former Indian official, Kanwal Sibal, is angry about this.
He says the EU is being hypocritical because they are struggling with their own problems with Russia and now making it harder for India.
The EU's new rules will make it more difficult for Indian companies to buy and sell Russian oil.
Former Indian Foreign Secretary Kanwal Sibal criticized the EU's oil sanctions on India.
Sibal accused the EU of 'hypocrisy' and shifting its 'Russia problem' onto India.
The EU's latest sanctions package includes tighter banking restrictions and a ban on refined products from Russian crude.
The measures target Nayara Energy, an Indian refinery partly owned by Rosneft.
India has become the second-largest buyer of Russian oil and relies on discounted crude.
- Who
- Kanwal Sibal, Vikram Misri, EU, and Indian refiners.
- What
- Criticism of EU sanctions on Indian oil imports from Russia.
- When
- Announced last Friday with remarks from Kanwal Sibal on Wednesday.
- Where
- European Union and India.
- Why
- The EU is attempting to curb Russian oil revenue, while India seeks discounted oil.
India's View
EU's View
Sanctions Fairness
India's View
EU sanctions are hypocritical and impose unfair burdens.
EU's View
EU sanctions are necessary to curb Russia's oil revenue.
- Key Figure
- Kanwal Sibal
- Entity Sanctioned
- Nayara Energy
- Sanction Type
- Oil Import Restrictions
- Oil Price Cap
- $60 per barrel
- India's Russian Oil Imports
- Nearly 40% of imports