India has become the biggest supplier of diesel to Ukraine despite struggling with a 50 per cent tariff from the US, in a report published on Saturday.
It comes as the US accused India of indirectly supporting Russia's war effort against Ukraine by its buying of Russian crude.
As per Ukrainian oil market analytics company NaftoRynok, India supplied 15.5 per cent of the total diesel imported by Ukraine in July 2025, the highest share from any nation.
The month of July recorded average daily shipments of 2,700 tonnes, making it one of India's most robust export months for the year.
From January to July 2025, India’s share of Ukraine’s diesel imports rose to 10.2 per cent, up from 1.9 per cent during the same period in 2024.
Much of the fuel reportedly reached Ukraine via tanker shipments through the Danube from Romania and the Opet terminal in Turkey.
Some of the most prominent suppliers in July were Slovakia (15 per cent), Greece (13.5 per cent), Turkey (12.4 per cent), and Lithuania (11.4 per cent), the report added.
Experts quoted by NaftoRynok pointed out that the exports might include diesel from Russian-origin crude refined elsewhere, though those figures have yet to be made public.
This comes amid the backdrop of increasing trade tensions between India and the US.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing 50 per cent tariffs from August 27, blaming India for its continued imports of discounted Russian crude and labeling India and Russia as "dead economies."
The Indian government has responded by labeling the tariffs as "unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable," assuring that it will take all measures necessary to protect its economic interests.
Experts watched as Russia provides close to 10 per cent of all oil in the world, and cutting India's buying could send crude to $200 per barrel. They pointed out that by continuing to import, India is stabilizing oil markets around the world and serving consumers' interests globally.
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