US President Trump again asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed India will not engage in the Russian oil trade. He warned that if India claims otherwise, it would face high tariffs.

“I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the Russian oil thing," news agency Reuters quoted Trump, who was talking to reporters aboard Air Force One.

What did Trump claim earlier?

On Wednesday, October 15, Trump said that PM Modi had assured him that India would stop purchasing Russian oil after the US levied additional tariffs on India over these imports.

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