'Why Single Out India?': Piyush Goyal Confronts UK Minister Over US Sanctions On Russian Oil Firms

Last Updated:October 24, 2025, 20:25 IST

Piyush Goyal confronted Chris Bryant, the UK Minister of Trade, at the Berlin Global Dialogue over US sanctions targeting two major Russian oil firms.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal with his UK counterpart at the Berlin Global Dialogue.

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal confronted Chris Bryant, the UK Minister of Trade, at the Berlin Global Dialogue over US sanctions targeting two major Russian oil firms, pointing out that Germany and Britain had sought exemptions.

Nayara, controlled by Russia’s Rosneft, is one of the two key Russian oil firms that have been sanctioned by Britain and the United States to increase pressure on Moscow to halt its military offensive in Ukraine.

Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue, Piyush Goyal asked why India was singled out for new US sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, while Germany and the UK had sought exemptions for their Rosneft subsidiaries. “The UK probably already got an exemption for procuring oil from the US," he said.

Bryant said the matter was about the recent sanctions on Rosneft, and the UK has sorted out its issues with Germany and the Americans will do something similar. “Then why single out India?" Goyal asked him.

The UK Trade Minister responded by saying that the Germany case pertained to a specific subsidiary in relation to Rosneft. When Goyal said India also had a subsidiary of Rosneft, Kyle said, “Well, come and talk to us. My door is always open."

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