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Howard Lutnick: “India didn't buy Russian oil before the war with Russia and…”

Featuring: Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce | National

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Published | Video Starts at 05:12

Well, we have. We're going to sort out India. You know, India basically has to open their market, has to stop buying Russian oil. You know, people don't remember India didn't buy Russian oil before the war with Russia and Ukraine. They had .1% of their oil was from Russia. And now 40% of their oil is from Russia because we've sanctioned it so they can buy it, you know, seven, ten dollars a barrel, cheap. (05:12–05:21)

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Asserts that before the Russia-Ukraine war, only 0.1% of India's oil was from Russia.

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