The White House has claimed that India has begun "scaling back" its oil purchases from Russia at the "request" of US President Donald Trump.

Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "If you see and read the sanctions on Russia, they are pretty hefty."

Leavitt was referring to the US sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies , Rosneft and Lukoil, on Wednesday, as part of its efforts to choke off key revenue streams for Moscow amid the Russia-Ukraine war.

"I saw some international news that suggests China is scaling back oil purchases from Russia; we know that India has done the same at the request of the President," she claimed.

Leavitt said Washington has also urged its European allies to cut their Russian oil imports as part

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