WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday (Aug 19) accused India of profiteering from its increased purchases of Russian oil during the war in Ukraine, saying Washington viewed the pr

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Bessent told CNBC that Russian oil now accounted for 42 per cent of India’s total oil imports, up from less than 1 per cent before the war. He contrasted that with China, where Russian oil imports rose modestly to 16 per cent from 13 per cent.

  • AlexLost@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    17 days ago

    No fairsies. They were trying to do that. It’s the only reason they have any clue about it.

  • Zwuzelmaus@feddit.orgEnglish
    1·
    17 days ago

    When reading the headline, I was sure: “that’s how some classical joke starts”, you know, something like “a southern monk and a catholic monk and Gandhi are standing on a bridge…”