WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump once again claimed that India is going to stop buying oil from Russia, emphasising that India is cutting back Russian oil purchases “completely” while China will cut back “very substantially.”

Talking to reporters onboard Air Force One on his way to Malaysia, on Saturday, Trump said that “India is cutting back” Russian oil purchases “completely.”

While responding to a question about raising the issue of Russian oil with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting, Trump said he might discuss Russian oil purchases with Xi.

“I may be discussing it, but you know China, you probably saw it today. China's cutting back very substantially on the purchase of Russian oil,” Trump said.

Trump is set to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Econo

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