Amid ongoing talks for a trade deal with India, US President Donald Trump claimed Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi would stop purchasing Russian oil, almost two months after America imposed 25 per cent tariffs on India over those oil imports.

Trump also said he would next try to get China to do the same, as Washington is making efforts to cut off Moscow’s energy revenues.

“This is a war that should have never started, but it’s a war that Russia should have won in the first week, and they’re going into the fourth year. And I want to see it stop,” Trump told reporters during a White House event.

“So, I was not happy that India was buying oil, and he [PM Modi] has assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. You know, you can’t do it

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