US President Donald Trump Thursday said India has been very good on the issue of reducing oil imports from Russia, reiterating his claim that Delhi will significantly reduce its energy purchases from Moscow.

Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One on his way back to Washington following his summit meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, Trump was asked about Russian oil purchases.

Trump said Xi has been “buying oil from Russia for a long time. It takes care of a big part of China. And, you know, I can say India’s been very good on that front. But we didn’t really discuss the oil. We discussed working together to see if we could get that war finished.”

Trump has been claiming for the past few days that Delhi has assured him that it will significantly reduce its oil import

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