Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Michael Patra, said that according to data from the US Treasury Department, an Indian vessel took oil from a Russian tanker at sea and delivered it to a port in Gujarat, Reuters reported.

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The US Treasury informed India that an Indian ship had picked up oil from a Russian tanker at sea and delivered it to a port in Gujarat on the west coast, where it was refined and shipped on, the Bank of India’s deputy governor said. , Michael Patra.

U.S. sanctions imposed on Moscow over its February invasion of Ukraine ban imports into the United States of energy products of Russian origin, including crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal and gas.

“Perfect production was returned to this vessel and it sailed without a destination. It found its destination in the middle of the sea, so it took its course and headed for New York,” Patra said at an event marking India’s 75th Independence Day.