US President Donald Trump commented on reports that India continues to buy Russian oil, stating that while he does not believe India has made such a move

“if they did, they’ll have to pay a lot of tariffs.” Trump added that in a conversation with PM Modi, the Indian Prime Minister assured him that India is not going to buy Russian oil, but warned that any purchases would incur massive tariffs.

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Washington has been ramping up pressure on nations maintaining energy trade with Russia, arguing that revenues from Russian oil are financing Russia’s military operations in Ukraine.

However, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims. At a weekly press briefing on Thursday, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said he was “unaware of any conver

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