Has India stopped buying Russian oil? Donald Trump reacts to stories, calls it ‘good step’- Watch

US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that he had “heard” stories of India halting Russian oil imports, hailing it as a “good step”. The ministry of exterior affairs had, nonetheless, made it clear that the nation’s power purchases had been pushed by market forces and nationwide pursuits, additional noting it had no info on stories of Indian oil corporations halting Russian imports. “I understand that India is no longer going to be buying oil from Russia. That’s what I heard, I don’t know if that’s right or not. That is a good step. We will see what happens,” Trump informed ANI.

This comes after Trump slapped 25% tariff charges on India and warned of extra penalties for the nation’s continued commerce with Russia for arms and crude oil.Earlier, he took a jibe on the nation as he introduced oil take care of Pakistan saying that “maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India some day!”“We are in the process of choosing the Oil Company that will lead this Partnership. Who knows, maybe they’ll be selling Oil to India some day!” he had stated.Meanwhile, India has made it clear that “India and Russia have a steady and time-tested partnership”, rejecting Trump’s assault, who has repeatedly questioned the financial and strategic ties between the 2 nations.“Our bilateral relationships with various countries stand on their own merit and should not be seen from the prism of a third country. India and Russia have a steady and time-tested partnership,” MEA stated on Friday.