India has stood its ground, continuing buying crude from Russia, despite repeated objections from US President Donald Trump In October, crude oil worth $2.5 billion flowed into the country from Moscow, making it the world’s second-largest buyer. India was second only to China, which purchased $3.7 billion, according to the Helsinki-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA). Overall, India’s fossil-fuel imports from Russia reached $3.1 billion, while China’s total stood at $5.8 billion. Turkey followed with imports valued at $2.7 billion, and the European Union came fourth, bringing in Russian energy products worth $1.1 billion. Western nations, have repeatedly called on India and China to limit their purchases of Russian oil, citing concerns that these imports

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