Russia said on Thursday it was confident its energy partnership with India would continue, after U.S. President Donald Trump said India had promised to stop buying oil from Moscow.

"We continue to cooperate with our friendly partners," Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said, referring to India.

"Our energy resource is in demand, it's economically advantageous and practical, and I'm confident that our partners will continue to work with us, interact, and develop energy cooperation."

Echoing Novak’s sentiment, Russian envoy Denis Alipov also asserted that overall bilateral trade relations are on an upswing.

Alipov's remarks came hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil.

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