Washington is concerned that India is shipping distillate from Russian oil to the United States by sea, while hiding its origin, Voice of America reports..

The US Treasury Department, based on information from a senior representative of the Central Bank of India, said that an Indian vessel pumped oil from a Russian tanker on the high seas and delivered it to a port in the state of Gujarat on the west coast of the country.. There, oil was made into a distillate necessary for the production of plastic, and sold to the United States..

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Official New Delhi did not join the sanctions against Russia and did not condemn the war, which Moscow calls a "

India, the world's third largest oil importer and consumer, rarely bought Russian oil in the past.. But since the war began, Indian companies have increased their purchases of cheaper Russian oil, which European consumers have refused..

Sanctions imposed by Washington on Moscow over its military intervention in Ukraine ban US imports of Russian-origin energy products, including crude oil, refined fuels, distillates, coal and gas.