Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries (RIL) has cut back on its crude oil imports from the Russia and in the coming months is expected to stop buying from entities sanctioned by the Donald Trump administration. RIL is the largest buyer of Russian crude in India. This strategic move aims to ensure compliance with Western sanctions whilst maintaining access to markets in the United States and Europe, sources told ET. Data from Kpler, a provider of real-time global analytics, shows Reliance's imports dropped to 534,000 barrels per day (bpd) in October. This is a 24% drop from September and 23% below the April-September mean. The Russian portion of Reliance's crude imports decreased to 43% in October compared to 56% in September. Russian oil shipments received in October were

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