India diversifying oil purchase, there's a commitment: US envoy Sergio Gor on Russian imports

• US urges all nations to stop buying Russian oil, not just India
• India diversifies oil imports, Russian oil share drops further
• US Secretary of State Rubio to visit India soon

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US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Friday said that Washington does not want anyone buying oil from Russia, clarifying that the imposition on punitive tariffs was not just about India.

Gor, who was speaking on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, said that India is diversifying its oil imports as part of its commitment.

“On the oil, there’s an agreement. We have seen India diversify its oil. There is a commitment. This is not about India. The United States doesn’t want anyone buying Russian oil. The President has been very clear on this and wants this war to end,” Gor said.

Trump had slashed tariffs on India from from 50% to 18% after an interim agreement between India and US. The US President announced that New Delhi has agreed to halt Russian oil imports as part of the deal.

Gor also announced that US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to India “very soon”, a sign of deepening ties between Washington and New Delhi as both nations navigate economic, strategic and diplomatic fronts.

The US envoy also hinted at a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, saying it will take place at the right time.

“Stay tuned, I’m sure it’ll happen at the right moment,” Gor said.

Meanwhile, India’s import of Russian oil is expected to fall to 800,000 barrels per day in March, its lowest level since May 2022 with Saudi Arabia regaining its share in India’s oil import basket, preliminary data from data and analytics firm Kpler shows.

Over the past few months, India has already cut down its purchases of Russian oil significantly to the range of 1.1-1.3 million barrels per day during Dec-Jan from 1.8 million bpd in November 2025, as per Kpler data. While Russian volumes could soften further following the announcement of the US–India trade deal, a complete halt looks unlikely at the moment, analysts at Kpler said.