India Has Imported $168 Billion in Russian Oil Since Start of Ukraine War

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India has imported $168 billion worth of Russian oil since the start of the Ukraine war, making it the second-largest buyer behind China, with significant revenue for Russia.

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Bearish Confidence 80% How confidence is read Horizon: Short term Impact: Moderate

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Source OilPrice.com
Claim India Has Imported $168 Billion in Russian Oil Since Start of Ukraine War
AI inference Bearish · 80%
Generated 2026-01-07 12:00

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

India has imported $168 billion worth of Russian crude oil since Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022, according to data from Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). India’s oil imports from Russia since the war in Ukraine began have reached 144 billion euros, or $168 billion, per CREA’s estimates reported by Indian media outlets. India has been the second-biggest buyer of Russian oil behind China. Russia, for its part, has continued to receive massive revenues from the energy it sells to China,…

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Original article published by OilPrice.com on January 7, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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