According to Indian media reports on the 17th, due to the increase in demand in India's domestic market,India's oil imports from Russia picked up in the first half of OctoberIn the first half of October, India imported an average of about 1.8 million barrels of oil per day from Russia.This is about 250,000 barrels more than the average daily import volume in September.

According to US media reports on the 17th, US President Trump announced on the 15th that Indian Prime Minister Modi had told him that India is ready to stop purchasing Russian oil. However, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it was not clear about the contact between Modi and Trump in recent days, nor did it know whether Indian leaders would promise to stop purchasing Russian oil.