India, Sept. 25 -- United States secretary of energy Chris Wright clarified the US' position on India's oil trade and said that India can buy oil from any nation on earth, just not Russia.

He also said that India has made a trade-off to buy cheaper oil from Russia and "looking the other way" while the purchase is "giving money to a guy (Putin) who's murdering thousands of people every week."

"There are lots of oil exporters in the world. India doesn't need to buy Russian oil. India buys Russian oil because it is cheaper. Nobody wants to buy Russian oil; they have to sell it at a discount. India has decided to make the trade-off to buy cheaper oil and look the other way, which is giving money to a guy who's murdering thousands of people ...