US President Donald Trump repeated his claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told him India would stop purchasing Russian oil, warning that New Delhi would face “massive” tariffs if it failed to do so.

Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One, Trump said India will "continue to pay massive tariffs" if they do not cease buying oil from Russia, adding that "they (India) don't want to do that."

"I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the Russian oil thing," Trump said, according to a Reuters report.

India last week said it is "broad-basing and diversifying" its sourcing of energy to meet market conditions, hours after Trump claimed that Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil.

When asked about India’s stat

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