# India buys Russian crude- its a War crime, When America does it, it's economic necessity
**URL:** https://tradingqna.com/t/india-buys-russian-crude-its-a-war-crime-when-america-does-it-its-economic-necessity/198806
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**Created:** [October 13, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/india-buys-russian-crude-its-a-war-crime-when-america-does-it-its-economic-necessity/198806 "2026-10-13T10:50:51Z")
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### Author:  [@trade360](https://tradingqna.com/u/trade360)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/india-buys-russian-crude-its-a-war-crime-when-america-does-it-its-economic-necessity/198806/1 "2026-10-13T10:50:51Z")
I honestly find this whole situation quite ironic.
For months, Trump accused India of indirectly funding Russia’s war against Ukraine by buying its crude oil. We were threatened with tariffs, lectured about our choices, and made to look like we were doing something wrong.
And now, when fuel prices are hurting American consumers, Trump is turning to Putin for Russian diesel. Suddenly, buying Russian energy is a practical solution.
And this is why exactly we as a country were doing great getting cheaper crude from Russia.India imports over 85% of its crude oil requirements. We cannot simply ignore cheaper oil because another country has a problem with the seller. For us, this isn’t just about politics, it’s about energy security and the cost of running an entire economy.
There is a bigger macroeconomic angle here too. Buying discounted Russian crude helped us manage its oil import bill, limit pressure on the current account and reduce some of the inflationary pressure that comes with expensive energy. When crude prices rise, the impact eventually reaches transport costs, businesses and ordinary consumers.
I feel this is what every country should be doing, protecting its own economic interests while managing its geopolitical relationships.And now comes the real question. Trump argued that India’s oil purchases were putting money into Putin’s hands and helping finance the war. So if America is now facilitating Russian diesel supplies, isn’t Russia earning money from that too?
Especially when Trump is also pushing for an understanding to stop attacks on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine. Apparently, the rules change when American fuel prices start hurting at home.
I think Trump chacha should issue an official apology to India now.
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### Author:  [@Kabir\_B](https://tradingqna.com/u/Kabir_B)
#### Post date: [October 13, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/india-buys-russian-crude-its-a-war-crime-when-america-does-it-its-economic-necessity/198806/2 "2026-10-13T15:21:29Z")
If buying Russian energy is wrong because it funds the war, then shouldn’t the same logic apply when the US does it?
At the same time, this really shows how energy security works. When fuel prices start hurting, principles seem to take a back seat. India was heavily criticised for buying discounted Russian crude, and now we’re seeing the same logic being used elsewhere. At this point, the double standard is becoming pretty hard to ignore. 🫡
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### Author:  [@Amey1](https://tradingqna.com/u/Amey1)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/india-buys-russian-crude-its-a-war-crime-when-america-does-it-its-economic-necessity/198806/3 "2026-10-14T03:00:39Z")
Same thing is US dng but from its own country, getting indirect rights on Venezuela & other oil repositories. If India buys Russian oil, it’s fund to war but same us gets hard rights on its American countries & it’s own people will this not be fund to war?
As, now us Iran war tiding up for long & that us is still fu ding this war from its own country. These all things are impacting not only war countries but global energy crisis in addition to this tying up in energy war is increased in oil prices volatility. Not only Indian but majority large countries like China buying from Iran, now China facing inflation pressure due to this crisis same is reflecting in India, US on other side wants this situation in a round circle so that countries will divert to us for oil purchase which will certainly offload some load from us country not a but small change is good in other side countries like India is gng dependant on ethanol which will lead to another crisis soon internally already started.
So, in conclusion us wants this energy crisis for longer term than so called short term for their own benefits.
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### Author:  [@LogicalNeutron](https://tradingqna.com/u/LogicalNeutron)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/india-buys-russian-crude-its-a-war-crime-when-america-does-it-its-economic-necessity/198806/4 "2026-10-14T07:23:13Z")
The blatant hypocrisy is just too much.
They have a "Rules for thee, but not me " mentality
The rules based world order is gone. We are living in an unethical world