Trump's threats are having an effect

As journalists managed to find out, the state-owned company Indian Oil purchased at least 5 million barrels of American oil in addition to 2 million barrels supplied from Abu Dhabi.

The media is noting that the purchases were both large and relatively urgent by the company's usual standards.

In addition, it is noted that state-owned refiners in India were ordered earlier this week to develop plans for purchasing non-Russian oil.

Indian refineries have been in the spotlight for the past two weeks after the European Union and the United States accused them of supporting Russia during the war in Ukraine through the purchase of Russian oil.

What is important to understand is that US leader Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil.