China has taken a firm stance against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran or face a possible 100% tariff.

The Indian government has "not given any direction to oil companies" to reduce Russian imports, one senior official told the New York Times.

India hasn’t given the country’s oil refiners instructions to stop buying Russian oil, according to people familiar, as officials grapple with meeting energy needs and maintaining ties with Moscow without further angering US President Donald Trump.