US President Donald Trump claimed India would reduce Russian oil imports to “almost nothing” by year-end, crediting talks with PM Modi. He also said he plans to persuade China to follow suit, while defending his controversial tariff policies.

Washington: US President Donald Trump has reiterated his claim that India has agreed to “stop” buying oil from Russia and would bring them down to “almost nothing” by the end of the year.

However, he said, it is a process and will take some time.

Trump also said that he would try to persuade China to do the same. China and India are the two biggest buyers of Russian crude oil.

“India, as you know, has told me they are going to stop (buying Russian oil)… It’s a process. You can’t just stop… By the end of the year, they’ll be down to almost nothing

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