Will Putin's visit to India help Russia to continue to trade oil?

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  Today, the West squeeze and sanctions on Russia's war economy.

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  Is it working?

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  I think it's yielding a very big result.

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  It's causing great pain.

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  I know for sure that people aren't happy that the economy is not doing well.

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  But are Western sanctions actually deterring Russia's oil customers?

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  As far as India is concerned, if there is oil available, you buy it.

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  It is business for them.

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  It's not politics.

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  This is World Business Report from the BBC World Service.

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  I'm Ed Butler and today, as Vladimir Putin begins a key visit to his ally and trading partner,

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  India, we're asking what's at stake for Russia in particular, with its war in Ukraine.

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  Also,

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  we hear the latest on the battles over Southeast Asia's scam centres and can the musical juggernaut Eurovision survive its new bitter feud over Israel?

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  Yeah, in the last few hours,

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  President Putin has arrived in India for talks expected to focus on trade and defence ties.

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  It's the first visit by the Russian leader to New Delhi

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  since he launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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  The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed him at the airport with what looked like a very warm embrace.

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  India, like China,

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