US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday the Trump administration hopes it can “fix” the punitive measures slapped on India for its purchases of Russian oil, even as Washington weighs fresh sanctions against Moscow over the war in Ukraine.

Speaking in an interview with NBC’s Today show, Rubio criticised Europe for continuing to buy “massive amounts of oil and natural gas from Russia,” calling it “absurd.” He added: “They’re asking for the US to impose more sanctions, but there are countries in Europe that are not doing enough.”

Turning to India, he noted: “We’ve already seen the measures we’ve taken with regards to India, although that’s something we hope we can fix. But – and the President has the ability to do more, and he’s considering doing more because of the direction this

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