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--- "India has been used by Europe and others to circumvent the sanctions. Everyone knows it. Trump is using it for leverage."

As to Europe and with a thought to all those "leaders" jawing with President Trump only yesterday ----

"The EU will gradually and effectively stop the import of Russian gas and oil by the end of 2027, under a legislative proposal put forward by the European Commission today. "
Commission proposes gradual phase-out of Russian gas and oil imports into the EU European Commisson, 16 June 2025.
More sources....
EU Proposes Ban on Russian Oil, Gas Imports by End 2027 Wall Street Journal, 17 June 2025.
EU plans gradual end to Russian gas and oil imports by 2027 Financial World, 17 June 2025.
EU proposes complete ban on Russian gas and oil imports by end of 2027 World ECR from Dow Jones, 19 June 2025.
EU sets 2027 as deadline to phase out all Russian energy Euro News, 6 May 2025.
EU proposes keeping gas storage filling goals until 2027 Reuters, 5 May 2025.
EU plans to stop Russian gas and oil imports by 2027 Yahoo Finance, 18 June 2025.

No more Russian oil to the EU by the end of 2027 -- an EU proposal

As the old comedian Anna Russell used to quip: "I'm not making this up, you know."

India has been used by Europe and others to circumvent the sanctions. Everyone knows it. Trump is using it for leverage.

Actually the last American Ambassador to India in a video recorded interview said that the US encouraged India to take Russian Oil and send fuel to Europe otherwise prices would spiral out of control and push US inflation out of control.