India Signals Plans to Cut Russian Oil Imports After U.S. Pressure, Lawmakers Say

While in India, Fitzpatrick met with the Foreign Minister and National Security Advisors for a high-level strategic dialogue and led a comprehensive oversight of U.S. Embassy operations in New Delhi.

Brian Fitzpatrick / Wikimedia commons

India is signalling plans to cut back on imports of Russian oil following sustained US pressure, according to US Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, who led a bipartisan intelligence mission to South Asia with fellow lawmaker Chrissy Houlahan.

Fitzpatrick, chairman of the CIA Subcommittee on the House Intelligence Committee, said direct engagement during the trip helped move India toward a shift that would weaken Moscow’s ability to fund its war in Ukraine. “Our direct engagement helped catalyse early signals that the government will reduce its imports of Russian oil—a meaningful step toward weakening Moscow’s capacity for aggression and aligning our partners with the cause of freedom,” he said.

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