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Trump says Modi assured India will stop buying Russian oil.

Russia supplies one-third of India’s crude, making the shift significant.

U.S. tariffs on India target its Russian oil purchases.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured him India will stop buying oil from Russia, as Washington intensifies efforts to curb Moscow’s energy revenues amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

According to Reuters, Trump told reporters during a White House event that Modi had pledged to end India’s purchases of Russian crude, a move he described as significant in the U.S. push to pressure Russia into negotiating a peace deal. “So I was not happy that India was buying oil, and he (Modi) assured me today that they will not be

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