India hasn’t given the country’s oil refiners instructions to stop buying Russian oil, according to people familiar, as officials grapple with meeting energy needs and maintaining ties with Moscow without further angering US President Donald Trump.

Trump threatened 100% tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil unless Moscow reaches a major peace deal with Ukraine. Russia is the top supplier to India.

India, the world’s third-largest oil importer, has sharply increased its intake of discounted Russian crude since 2022, bringing the share from less than 0.2% pre-war to 35–40% today