India would face “massive” tariffs if it does not halt its purchases of Russian oil, said US President Donald Trump, once again claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that New Delhi would halt such imports.

"He (PM Modi) told me, 'I’m not going to be doing the Russian oil thing.' But if they keep doing it, they’ll be paying massive tariffs,” said Trump, speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One. Advertisement

When asked about the Indian government’s response that it was unaware of any conversation between PM Modi and Trump, he said, "But if they want to say that, then they’ll just continue to pay massive tariffs -- and they don’t want to do that."

India had earlier denied claims by Trump that PM Modi assured him New Delhi would halt its procurement of Russi

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