Washington DC, Sept. 13 -- Former United States National Security Advisor John Bolton has questioned the choice of Sergio Gor as the next US Ambassador to India, saying he does not consider him "qualified" for the role.

"I don't think he's qualified to be US Ambassador to India," Bolton told ANI.

Speaking to ANI about India's purchase of Russian oil despite sanctions, Bolton explained that many countries took advantage of a gap in the sanctions framework.

He said the sanctions aimed to reduce Russia's revenue that could be used to fund the war in Ukraine, without cutting Russian oil sales in a way that would drive up prices in Europe and the US.

"The objective was to reduce Russian revenues that could fund the war in Ukraine, but not ...