US President Donald Trump on Wednesday reiterated that India will sharply cut down its imports of Russian oil by the end of this year, following an assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi . Trump said the reduction would happen gradually, adding that India plans to bring it “down to almost nothing” by year-end.

“India, as you know, told me that they would stop. It is a process; you can’t just stop it. But by the end of the year, they will be down to almost nothing. That’s a big thing, that is almost 40 per cent of the oil. India has been great. Spoke to Prime Minister Modi yesterday and they have been absolutely great,” Trump said while speaking to the media from the Oval Office during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

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