The Times of India

Trade irony amid Trump threat: Why Russia is buying its own oil as fuel from India

The underlying issue is not Russia's access to crude oil but its ability to convert crude into usable fuels. Refinery outages and infrastructure disruptions have constrained domestic production, forcing Russia to import products such as gasoline. In terms of magnitude, Russias import volume of oil products is not colossal. However, Russia, formerly the worlds largest oil-product exporter, now faces additional logistical costs