'Not about India; US doesn't want to see anyone buying Russian oil,' says Gor

Sergio Gor US Ambassador to India on Friday said that the US has seen India diversify the sourcing of oil and underlined that that the United States does not want any country to buy Russian Oil as Washington continues with its efforts of brokering peace between Ukraine and RussiaHe made the remarks while speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of the Global AI Impact Summit taking place here in the national capitalWhen asked about Americas monitoring mechanism with regard to Russian oil Gor told the press On oil theres an agreement We have seen India diversify on their oil There is a commitment This is not about India The United States doesnt want anyone buying Russian oil The Presidents been very clear on this he wants this war to end And so anyone who is in a way still involved with that conflict is something that the President wants to see come to an end in hopes of peace coming with thatIn efforts to end the crisis between Russia and Ukraine Trump has been consistently urging for energy decoupling from Russia with several officials associated with the 20 administration time and again calling to halt oil exportsThe Ministry of External Affairs has underlined that diversifying energy sourcing in line with objective market conditions and evolving international dynamics remains central to Indias strategy to ensure energy security for its population of 14 billionGor was joined by US Under Secretary Jacob Helberg and and White House adviser Michael Kratsios during the press conferenceHelberg expressed confidence on India joining the US led Pax Silica initiative and said As you know PAX SILICA does not follow typical geopolitical geometries It is a coalition of capabilities and India is by far the country that has the worlds deepest bench of talent and we think will be a key contributor to helping us amortize RampD costs through scale Scale is key to competitiveness and we look forward to working with India to strengthen our shared supply chainsMichael Kratsios told the media One of the main messages here in India has been all about AI impacts and the story that the United States wants to bring is that we as a country want to share the great American technology stack with the world We want every country in the world to be able to realize the benefits of AI and theres no better partner in the world and no better set of technologies than those provided by the United States Today we unveiled a suite of initiatives across the whole of the US government to support the export of our great technologies abroad and we believe that is the best solution and best path forward for countries that want to realize these benefitsWhen asked when the IndiaUS interim trade deal would be signed Gor praised the ties between New Delhi and Washington and hailed the friendship between PM Modi and US President TrumpThe signing will happen very soon In fact even this week we have both teams are talking to each other and actively getting to a place where both will be able to sign Were not dealing with a small country this is one of the biggest economies And so were thrilled that the interim deal is done You have the few tweaking points that are left to do but its done So the signing will happen sooner than laterGor lauded the AI Summit in his remarks and called it highly successfulI think it was highly successful I think its a testament to your Prime Minister This is when the intersection of AI is the United States and India right now And it happened here in New Delhi and were thrilled to be part of itThe India AI Impact Summit 2026 the first global AI summit hosted in the Global South has brought together policymakers industry leaders academics and civil society representatives to deliberate on responsible AI governance and inclusive technological advancementThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever