This is a 38 per cent jump from June and above the 2.1 million bpd in May, according to the data from maritime intelligence agency Kpler. The irony is that the Indian import of Russian oil was the highest this year at

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened India with increased tariffs over its purchase of Russian oil amid Moscow's war in Ukraine.

Russian oil exporters are predicted to take in $153 billion this year, according to the Kyiv institute. Fossil fuels are the single largest source of budget revenue. The imports support Russia’s ruble currency and help Russia to buy goods from other countries, including weapons and parts for them.