United States President Joe Biden’s administration warned India of “significant and long-term” consequences if New Delhi carries on with a “more explicit strategic alignment” with Moscow. Brian Deese, the White House National Economic Council director passed on the warning on Wednesday.

Officials in the Biden administration had also been “disappointed” with some decisions taken by New Delhi as Russia continues its assault on Ukraine. Reports of possible war crimes have also emerged from the Eastern European country.

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“There are certainly areas where we have been disappointed by both China and India’s decisions, in the context of the invasion”, the White House official said in a statement while attending an event at the Christian Science Monitor, according to reports from Bloomberg.

Other American officials have also pointed out that diplomatic relations between New Delhi and Washington DC have taken a complicated turn with the ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Lisa Curtis, a point person for Indo-American relations during the administration of former President Donald Trump, said that the relations between the two countries were “entering uncharted territory.”

“The issue of India’s close ties with Russia has always been an irritant in the US-India partnership. But with Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country, there are expectations that India would adjust its relationship with Russia”, the former US official said in a statement, according to reports from PTI.

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India’s import of Russian oil has also been a point of contention. As a flurry of sanctions are being imposed on Moscow by Western countries, Indian purchasers have seemed to tap into the opportunity to buy cheap oil.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said that the United States is ready to assist India in diversifying its pool of oil suppliers in an attempt to break off its trade with Russia.