The public sentiment is predominantly nationalistic, with strong support for India's energy independence and maintaining ties with Russia despite EU sanctions. Commenters express outrage at perceived Western interference and advocate for strengthening relationships with non-Western allies like Russia and China. While there is confidence in India's sovereignty and resilience, concerns persist regarding the economic impact on ordinary citizens amidst corporate interests in the oil sector.

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Before people lose their mind, Europe is indirectly buying Russian oil from India too 🤷

Fulgore101

A BRICS country doing business with another BRICS country.
Seriously it's very hypocritical to accuse others while, for some reason, we have no problem doing business with Israel.

https://www.somo.nl/economic-sanctions-eu-is-israel-largest-investor/#:~:text=The%20EU%20imported%20%E2%82%AC15.9,%2C%20transport%20equipment%2C%20and%20chemicals.

Kitchen_Lawyer6041

How many times does this shit have to be reposted?

Worldwide production of oil is about 80m barrels of oil per day. Russian production is around 12.5% of that volume.

The *entire purpose* of the price cap is to ensure that Russian oil can reach the world markets while ensuring that Russia gets as little revenue as possible.

Movements in production and consumption of merely a few hundred thousands barrels per day can shift the market considerably. Cutting 11 million barrels entirely would send oil prices to $200-300 per barrel and destroy world economies.

TL;DR: India is doing exactly what we want them to do.

HighDeltaVee

And India is selling it back to EU countries at inflated prices LOL !

Yeah the sanctions against Russia are working real well - against EU !

2GR-AURION

The only fair and effective oil sanction are those made by Ukranian drones. Unfortunately they dont cover all ruzzian oil/gas industrie.

abudfv20080808

Still Europe's trade with Russia outnumbers any other country by order of magnitudes , plus it is the EU only that buys all this extra imported oil

WorkOk4177

The divestment policy aka China plus one would be immediately ineffective if the One means only India.  

China is a potential enemy, but India is no friend that's for sure in both short and long runs.

FeijoaMilkshake

Those investing into so-called „ruzzia“ will pay tenfold in future.Likely with blood.

Ukraine had learnt it a hard way.

got_light

Modi is a piece of shit. Everyone knows that.

tgh_hmn

Europe be buying that Indian Ruzzian oil lmao

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Western sanctions appear to be more for optics than for substance. There is a real need for Russian oil on the international oil market to keep the world stable and India plays an important role in supplementing the world's supply of refined petroleum products sourced from Russia.

I think behind the scenes the understanding is clear but the messaging for the headlines is different. 

Something similar has happened with American imports of Russian uranium. While on paper, there is a ban on import of Russian uranium the import record via useful exemptions tells a different tale. Unlike oil, there is a real possibility to eventually wean away from Russian uranium but supply of critical commodities cannot be stopped on a dime merely for reasons of temporary geopolitical discomfort.

China continues to buy Iranian and venezuelan oil despite American sanctions for the same reason, if China were to compete with the other countries for Non-Sanctioned oil the price of oil would go through the roof.

MaffeoPolo

Why not stop issuing student visas to Indians until those numbers are fixed

WhatHorribleWill

https://theprint.in/economy/253788-thats-no-typo-its-how-much-indian-crude-exports-to-europe-have-risen-since-2018/2247744/?amp

Modi__zi

Secondary sanctions are going to be needed at some point.

BlueBucket0

People must under different perspectives to understand the situation.

India looks at the Russia Ukraine Conflict as some local European war and nothing really significant in the same way Europe looks at other conflicts in the world be it middle east , africa, Asia as Local Wars .

Europeans look at its as something far more important because it's ... well European .

So it's important to understand the World doesn't see this conflict the way Europe sees this and you can't use Sanctions to force them to toe your POV it will only damage european position.

Royal-Hunter3892

India resells Russian oil to Europe and US. With these "sanctions" they will probably route it through Dubai. 


Russia to India to UAE to Europe. 


Europe runs on Russian oil.

lexxwern

People : India needs to run its country better and lift poverty and handle itself

Also People when India buys Russian oil to do so : ewww bad

Better-Possession-69

Threating 1.5 billion country then say they hits back lol

Ok_Step7690

On the 14th and 15th of August, 1947, two countries gained independence from Britain. 

One of them turned into a beggar state that survives at the mercy of the Chinese Government and the IMF. A democracy only in name and a country that harbors actors who commit terrorist acts across the entire region. 

The other one turned itself into an economic powerhouse with a strong focus on education, manufacturing and the service sectors. The world's largest democracy and even if it has its flaws, it is still a functioning democracy. 

Which one do the Western Nations support to this very day? Which one does the US fund? Which of these countries did the US almost go to war for against the other?

And which of these two countries aligns better with Western values? 

India is no longer a tiny insect of a country that can be bullied into submission at the whims and fancies of the Western powers. 

And Russia has been the only country who has always stood beside India throughout its free history, including the recent war when Indian civilians were murdered on Indian soil by terrorists on the basis of their religion. 

Fucking hypocrites. Stop funding the terrorists and then come to the table.

zaplinaki

India is one of those unaligned countries and likes to see itself as the global leader of the unaligned nations. In practice this just comes down to always speaking with a double tongue, profiteering from all sides simultaneously, and turning a blind eye to warcrimes in exchange for cheap gas and natural resources. But don't bring this up with any Indian friends as this criticism will cost you the friendship.

Regurgitator001

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Southern-Equal-7984


The pot calling the kettle black


europe is also buying energy from russia.

USA is buying uranium for energy from russia as well.

PlantTreesEveryday

Western sanctions  appear to be more for optics than for substance. There is a real need for Russian oil on the international oil market to keep the world stable and India plays an important role in supplementing the world's supply of refined petroleum products sourced from Russia.

I think behind the scenes the understanding is clear but the messaging for the headlines is different. 

Something similar has happened with American imports of Russian uranium. While on paper, there is a ban on import of Russian uranium the import record via useful exemptions tells a different tale. Unlike oil, there is a real possibility to eventually wean away from Russian uranium but supply of critical commodities cannot be stopped on a dime merely for reasons of temporary geopolitical discomfort.

China continues to buy Iranian and venezuelan oil despite American sanctions for the same reason, if China were to compete with the other countries for Non-Sanctioned oil the price of oil would go through the roof.

India is the key arbitrage hub for Russian oil. With the blessing of the EU and US. 

In reality whilst it looks bad it’s working as intended. Although that’s not pleasant to have to accept.

Dedsnotdead

They're such scumbags for helping to fuel Russia's war machine.

BlueInfinity2021

Unless he actually does it it's still part of the ongoing charade.

paralaxsd

Honestly,  how does one evaluate the genuineness of Donald Trump's words or emotions?

Ok_Presentation_2501

Oh no, he's learned a new word:  embargo.  Get ready for him to deploy that "strategy" constantly.  Not saying trying to use it against Russia and maybe a few other countries is a terrible idea, just that he absolutely doesn't know who or how much any other country (or the US) relies on Russian oil.

HardlyDecent

The global oil embargo strategy supposed that the entire world agrees to embargo Russia's oil, but many countries are not willing to do that. Notably China and India, not to mention the numerous small countries that Russia uses to launder its oil and sell it back on western markets. How is that strategy supposed to be achieved then? I doubt Trump can pressure both China and India to embargo Russian oil when they profit so much from it and it would also make them more vulnerable to western markets.

Volodio

An oil embargo can work if you give affected importers an alternative.  
I blog on Indian national security and covered this in a blogpost:  
[https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/12/indias-russian-oil-imports-reality.html](https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2024/12/indias-russian-oil-imports-reality.html)

India for e.g. had no oil imports from Russia, until the US sanctioned Iran (though it was then compliant with the JCPOA) and then Venezuela. After the Ukraine war, the rest of OPEC shows no indication that it will increase production. So its a situation where (as some might see it) the collective West wants to sanction half the world's oil and keep the other half for itself. A lot of Russian crude is refined and sold to Europe, with Europe's understanding, so they can maintain the facade of sanctions compliance. 

A 500% tariff on countries importing from Russia would also mean that any trade deal that Trump urges all countries to sign by the end of this month will be void if they import anything from Russia.

Dean_46

The lady doth protest too much, I don’t believe Trump is capable of turning on the only ever father figure that loved him.

theTapIsOnDaBurnin

I look forward to hearing how he plans to achieve the China part of "global".

AnomalyNexus

Oil embargo? After he got rid of EV credits? Does he tell people to just not drive?

mr_birkenblatt

President Zelensky’s calls for the United States to punish Russia economically have had little effect since President Trump returned to the White House.

“Sanctions must be imposed faster, and pressure on Russia must be strong enough that they truly feel the consequences of their terror,” the Ukrainian leader said on Thursday, in his latest desperate plea for help.

For once, his request may have fallen on fertile ground.

This week, Trump showed growing frustration with President Putin about Russia’s failure to come to the negotiating table and his insistence on continuing massive drone and missile attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine

TimesandSundayTimes

Trump is obsessed with image, but so is Putin.  As much as I loathe Trump, if Putin/Russia go to far in their criticisms, at least he will likely send a shit ton of weaponry.  I do wish Kamala had won the election, but I was and am very pissed off about the lack of flooding Ukraine with weapons in the 2020-2024 years.   Dems had an opportunity to be on the right side of history, but were too concerned with escalation and the rhetoric coming from Maga against Ukraine.  If Trump's ego is the key to unlocking massive amounts of aid to Ukraine, im actually here for that, but only in this very specific scenario, everything else continues to be batshit crazy and on the balance I would not want him as leader in any situation.  I guess this is a stopped clock is right twice a day type of situation.  Or more appropriately, a blind squirrel will still find a scattered nut.

silvanoes

PlutosGrasp

500% tariffs. I am sure all his F150 driving supporters he needs to show up in the midterms will be thrilled when the BRICS countries drop Russia and skyrocket the price of crude that has been going into those gigantic trucks.

mnshitlaw

Who doesn't remember how an oil embargo famously convinced a desperate, militant Japanese regime from discontinuing their war goals?

PubliusDeLaMancha

China is buying Russian oil right now. Trump has absolutely no power here. His words are even emptier than usual.

yarrpirates

Then it'll be all out war. The only reason America &amp; NATO haven't gone after the oil is to avoid an all out conflict with Russia, but this will be a far step over that line.

ChaLenCe

Yes, the moment that such a sanctions regime is put in place, you will suddenly see a large scale cyber attack, followed by renewed military and economic integration between the impacted countries. Oh and our economy will crash. 

Yay!

TaxLawKingGA

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