Russian President Vladimir Putin has underlined Moscow's willingness to provide "uninterrupted shipments of fuel" to India, as the U.S. pressures New Delhi to give up importing their oil.

Putin made the offer during a joint address with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, part of his first visit to the country since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which triggered widespread sanctions.

The sanctions forced Russia to seek new customers for its exports. India has become the second biggest buyer of Russian crude oil, after China, with a report Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air showing India bought 38% of Russian crude exports in October.

In October, President Donald Trump sanctioned two of Russia's largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lu

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