SaralnamaPresident Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as the US seeks to put economic pressure on the Kremlin as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump told reporters he had received assurances from Modi that India would halt its purchases "within a short period of time", which he called "a big stop". A spokeswoman for the Indian embassy in Washington DC would not comment. The US president has sought to leverage India's purchases of Russian oil in his trade war, but Delhi has resisted, creating a diplomatic rift. Oil and gas are Russia's biggest exports, and Moscow's biggest customers include China, India and Turkey. "Now I've got to get China to do the same thing," Trump said in the Oval Office on Wednesday, as part of his… (Updated 16 Oct 2025, 10:51 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- President Donald Trump has said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as the US seeks to put economic pressure on the Kremlin as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine
- Trump told reporters he had received assurances from Modi that India would halt its purchases "within a short period of time", which he called "a big stop"
- A spokeswoman for the Indian embassy in Washington DC would not comment