India is one of Russia’s biggest energy buyers. Can it also help broker peace with Ukraine?

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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said India has become more involved in Russia-Ukraine peace efforts, confirming New Delhi is now in talks with both sides, though he gave no details on progress. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said India is one of four international mediators who have put forward settlement proposals, calling India's the most comprehensive without specifying its contents.

India and China remain the largest buyers of Russian energy, and Russian oil's share of India's imports has grown sharply since the war began. Trump claimed early in 2026 that India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil, but India resumed purchases after Middle East conflict caused energy shortages.

Trade talks between India and the U.S. continue but have been complicated by a new U.S. law allowing tariffs up to 100% on countries buying substantial Russian oil, a provision aimed above all at India.

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India wants credit for peacemaking and a pass on the oil purchases funding one side of the war, and so far it's getting floated proposals instead of pressure on either front. Washington announced a deal was reached and then watched the purchases continue anyway, which tells you about how much that announcement was worth.

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