India's oil imports from Russia rose marginally in the first half of this year, with private refiners Reliance Industries Ltd and Nayara Energy making almost half of the overall purchases from Moscow,

India’s Russian oil imports rose to an 11-month high in June, further cementing Moscow’s continued dominance in New Delhi’s oil import basket.

“If you are buying energy from Russia and not helping Ukraine, your goods will face a 500% tariff coming into the United States,” Senator Graham said in an interview. He described the legislation as a “breakthrough” in exerting global pressure on Moscow and noted that Trump had encouraged lawmakers to move forward with the bill.