LMAO
>Supplies to India have fallen from 1.8 million barrels per day in 2024 to 1.1 million in September 2025. Delhi is demanding additional discounts and payments in unconverted rupees. US tariffs on Indian goods for Russian oil have already reached 50%.
>China, on the other hand, is increasing purchases - from 50,000 barrels in August to 420,000 in September, but also only at significant discounts ($5โ6 below Brent).
>In fact, Moscow can no longer dictate prices or terms. Its โpartnersโ in Asia are acting pragmatically: they buy cheaper fuel, keep the Kremlin on a short financial chain and see it as nothing more than a raw material appendage.
>China, on the other hand, is increasing purchases - from 50,000 barrels in August to 420,000 in September, but also only at significant discounts ($5โ6 below Brent).
>In fact, Moscow can no longer dictate prices or terms. Its โpartnersโ in Asia are acting pragmatically: they buy cheaper fuel, keep the Kremlin on a short financial chain and see it as nothing more than a raw material appendage.