China and India main importers of Russian oil

Russia has successfully circumvented sanctions on its oil and diverted flows from Europe to China and India. — Reuters

MOSCOW: Almost all of Russia’s oil exports this year have been shipped to China and India, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak says, after Moscow responded to Western economic sanctions by re-routing supplies away from Europe.

Russia has successfully circumvented sanctions on its oil and diverted flows from Europe to China and India, which together accounted for around 90% of its crude exports, Novak, who is in charge of the country’s energy sector, told Rossiya-24 state TV.