India Supplies 1 Million Barrels of Petrol to Russia in Two Months

Exam-focused facts from the 31 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Russia's seaborne gasoline imports surged to a record 125,000 barrels per day in August, equivalent to 470,000 tonnes.
India supplied as much as 1 million barrels of petrol to Russia in the last two months.
India's purchases of Russian crude hit a record high of over 2.6 million barrels per day in June and July.
The surge in Russian fuel imports is attributed to Ukrainian drone attacks on refineries.
The U.S. Senate is fast-tracking a bill that could impose 100% tariffs on India for its Russian oil imports.