US EditionTrump claims India will stop buying Russian oil, escalating pressure on Moscow over Ukraine war
India, the second-largest buyer of Russian oil, assured President Trump it will stop purchases soon to support efforts pressuring Moscow to end the war in Ukraine.
- President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil.
- The Trump administration has imposed 50% tariffs on goods from India as punishment for buying Russian oil and weapons.
- Modi said he spoke with Trump and they reviewed progress in trade negotiations.
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‘India will not buy oil from Russia’: Trump says Modi assured him of ‘big step’
President Trump’s administration has sought to leverage India’s purchases of Russian oil but the PM Modi led government resisted the US efforts, which triggered an additional 25% tariff being imposed on Indian goods in US.
The US President, who imposed 50 per cent punitive tariffs on New Delhi, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to stop the acquisition of Russian oil.
U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters in the White House that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him on Wednesday that he would stop Russian oil imports. “He’s a friend of mine, we have a great relationship... we have a great relationship; no, we weren’t happy with him buying oil from Russia because that allowed Russia to continue this ridiculous war in which they have lost 1.5 million people,” Trump said from the Oval Office whil…
The president of the United States stressed that, according to his talks with Narendra Modi, New Delhi will undertake a gradual process to stop importing hydrocarbons from Russia in response to international pressure after the invasion of Ukraine
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