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>This is extremely incorrect. India is buying Russian gas and cooperating on payment networks to bypass American sanctions Not participating in western sanctio
by peppermint_gum 4y ago
>This is extremely incorrect. India is buying Russian gas and cooperating on payment networks to bypass American sanctions
Not participating in western sanctions isn't "providing assistance", it's the default state. That being said, it's interesting that BRICS countries aren't selling weapons to Russia and it has to get them from Iran and North Korea.
- rayiner 4y agoIndia has increased its Russian oil imports by a factor of 33: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-16/india-now-buying-33-times-more-russian-oil-than-a-year-earlier https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-16/india-now... Western countries expect everyone to abide by sanctions. When other countries don’t go along, it’s not the “default state” it’s a political statement. For example, India did ultimately stop buying Iranian oil: https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/did-india-need-to-stop-buying-oil-from-iran/ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/did-india-need-to-sto...
- cpursley 4y ago> it's interesting that BRICS countries aren't selling weapons to Russia Russia is far ahead of even China when it comes to military technology and others in terms of industrial weapon production capacity. Russian rockets are currently lifting US astronauts into space and Chinese aircraft into the air.