Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of a joint news conference in the White House in Washington. (Photo: NYT)

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he spoke with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and stated that their conversation largely focused on trade, while reiterating his claim that India won’t buy “much oil from Russia” as he extended his greetings to the people of India and Indian-Americans on the occasion of Diwali.

Trump said with India stopping the purchase of oil from Russia, it would aid in bringing peace in war-torn Ukraine, as the US president claims that Moscow fuels war machinery with oil money funds. “We talked about a lot of things, but mostly the world of trade,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

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