After U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh’s visit to New Delhi last week left the government of India indignant over remarks around U.S. sanctions on Russia and their implication for oil purchases, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki clarified Mr. Singh’s message and said that no “warning” was delivered.
Mr. Singh had said that there would be “consequences to countries that actively attempt to circumvent or backfill the sanctions” while in New Delhi.
“I wouldn’t characterise it as a warning nor did we at the time,” she said at Friday’s press briefing in response to a question on whether the “warning” to India about increasing Russian oil purchases was also being conveyed to other countries.
