US Ambassador to India Sergio Gore said Washington does not expect India to
immediately halt purchases of Russian oil under a new US sanctions law and views
sanctions as a means to help end the war in Ukraine rather than to punish.
Strengthening trade and commercial ties with India remains a priority. US
Secretary of State Rubio will visit New Delhi next week to discuss deeper energy
cooperation and economic links; Gore denied US‑India relations are strained and
said other US cabinet members plan visits in the coming months.
