U.S. decision to sanction Russia's two largest oil companies threatens to disrupt the energy lifeline of India and China, industry experts said.

The US has put pressure on India to reduce its energy purchases from Russia in a bid to hit the Kremlin's war chest.

India has seemingly pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim it had agreed to stop importing Russian oil in defiance of massive sanctions from Washington, signaling that an issue that has

India-Russia trade today is more than energy; it includes engineering and mechanical goods, electronics, pharma ingredients, and

KALMYKIA (RUSSIA)- Over 50,000 devotees, many of whom waited in queues stretching up to one kilometer, have paid homage at a monastery here which is hosting an exposition of India’s Sacred Relics of Lord Buddha, an official said. The exposition from India has drawn an unprecedented response in the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia, he said.

Trump reiterated that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told him India will stop buying Russian oil, while warning that New Delhi would continue paying "massive" tariffs if it did not do so