The United States does not currently have sanctions in place against Russian energy exports to other countries, Pakistan newspaper Dawn reported citing a US State Department official.
The report comes as Russia became India’s top oil supplier in October, and Pakistan is seeking energy supplies from Russia at a discount.
“The United States does not currently have sanctions in place against Russian energy exports to other countries,” a US State Department spokesperson, who has been unnamed, told Dawn.
The spokesperson said that the decision to ban Russian energy imports has been left to the individual countries, hoping that they would take an appropriate decision based on their own circumstances.
“We continue to coordinate with allies and partners, including India and European allies and partners, to mitigate the impact of (President Vladimir) Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine on global energy markets,” the spokesperson added.