The West's anti-Russian sanctions have already cost the West a heavy price, especially the oil embargo against Russia, which has caused international oil prices to soar further. Under the influence of high inflation rates, oil prices in European and American countries have "exploded." What is even more worrying is that European countries are purchasing less and less oil directly from Russia, but are purchasing more and more "second-hand" Russian oil.
"Second-hand" Russian oil mainly comes from India. India buys oil from Russia at a discounted price, undergoes some simple processing, and then sells it to Europe.
For European countries, they could have traded directly with sellers, but instead they forcibly created a "middleman".
According to Global Network , British media said that since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India has continued to increase the amount of oil imported from Russia. Now, the amount of Russian oil imported in a single day is about to exceed 1 million barrels, and this trend continues. rise further.
According to data, India imports a large amount of Russian oil, but not all of it seems to be retained for its own use.
A Western research institution found that part of the goods exported from Jamnagar, India, went to the Suez Canal , which means that these goods will be shipped to Europe or the United States. In Jamnagar, there is a large oil refinery and it has recently received a large amount of Russian oil. If you string these things together, the answer becomes obvious.
Actually, tracking goods is not a good option because petroleum products are not easy to track. Instead of observing what goods are loaded on Indian cargo ships, it is better to look directly at the import and export data of Indian Petroleum .
As we all know, India is the third largest oil importer in the world. As for oil exports, although they exist, the scale is very small. After all, I consume a lot of oil, I don’t have any unique oil refining technology, and I don’t make money by selling oil.
However, India's oil exports have increased significantly recently. In the second month after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, India's oil exports soared by 113%, and increased by more than 50% in the following month.
The surge in oil exports is very abnormal for a country like India. How could a country that is highly dependent on oil imports become an oil exporter? The reason is simple, it is profitable, and it is huge profits.
India imports oil at a discount from Russia, which is equivalent to "purchasing" oil from Russia at a low price, then processing it slightly, and then selling it to Western countries. Part of it will be sold to Europe, and the other part will be sold to the United States.
Of course, the United States will not be taken advantage of like Europe. After the United States obtains second-hand Russian oil from India, it may eventually sell it to Europe. In other words, European countries will buy second-hand Russian oil from India and third-hand Russian oil from the United States, but they will "turn a blind eye" to the first-hand suppliers next to them.
Europe's performance is ridiculous, and the United States is not much better. China also imports Russian discounted oil on a large scale, and Russia has become China's largest source of oil. However, the United States has a different attitude towards China and India’s large-scale import of Russian oil.
Regarding China’s import of Russian oil, the United States believes that this is “evidence” that China is increasing cooperation with Russia, and also calls on China to join other countries in the world in condemning Russia.
Regarding India’s import of Russian oil, the United States stated that this was a “sovereign decision.” The US attitude highlights its "double standards", and behind the "double standards" is full of hegemonic logic.
The United States simply wants to tell other countries that "those who follow us will prosper and those who go against us will perish." This highlights the United States' lack of confidence in hegemony and shows that the United States also understands that hegemony is not easy to use and needs to "remind" other countries through practical actions. Therefore, what the United States does is not only ridiculous, but also very sad.
The United States today cannot do without hegemony, but hegemony is gradually moving away from the United States. Once it loses its hegemony, the United States, as a financial empire, will quickly collapse. The United States wants to maintain its hegemony but is unable to prevent its hegemony from falling. How can it be so embarrassed?
