India, April 4 -- Russia has reiterated that it will not seek permission from other countries to supply its oil, emphasizing that such decisions are a matter of its national sovereignty. The remarks were shared through the official X account of the Russian Embassy in South Africa, which quoted Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Department for Economic Cooperation at Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In his statement, Birichevsky said that "oil supply issues are a matter of national sovereignty," stressing that decisions related to production and exports lie solely with the country. He added that statements or expectations from other nations suggesting that Russia should obtain approval before supplying oil "are met with bewilderment...