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US President Donald Trump sanctions Russia’s top oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, amid the Ukraine war.

This marks Trump’s first Ukraine-related sanctions during his second term.

Trump claims PM Modi assured him India will drastically reduce Russian oil imports.

India faces steep 50 per cent US tariffs for continuing Russian crude purchases. - Advertisement -

Planned Trump-Putin meeting cancelled amid growing tensions.

In his first Ukraine-related move of the second term, president Donald Trump has announced sweeping sanctions on two of Russia’s largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, over Moscow’s continued aggression in Ukraine.

The sanctions come as Trump’s administration intensifies pressure on Russia to agree to a ceasefire, coinciding with the European Union’s la

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