Trump says India to cut Russian oil imports

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Trump says India has agreed to scale back Russian oil purchases as part of ongoing trade negotiations with Washington aimed at deepening U.S.–India energy ties.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says India has agreed to cut back on its purchases of Russian oil

00:05as Washington seeks to pressure Moscow and push for an end to the war in Ukraine.

00:12Speaking at the White House, Trump said he and Indian Prime Minister Nandar Modi

00:16had a very good relationship and that India was reducing its Russian crude imports

00:22following a phone call between the two on Tuesday.

00:25We stand great and the people of India, I love the people of India.

00:29And we're working on some great deals between our countries.

00:33I spoke to Prime Minister Modi today, as I mentioned before, and we just have a very good relationship.

00:40And he's not going to buy much oil from Russia. He wants to see that war end as much as I do.

00:46Modi confirmed the call in a post on X thanking Trump for his warm greetings,

00:51but made no mention of Russian oil or energy policy.

00:54India's foreign ministry also declined to comment, similar to his response last week

01:00when Trump first made the claim about Modi's pledge.

01:03The Trump administration has previously imposed tariffs of up to 50% on Indian goods,

01:10including a 25% penalty specifically linked to Russian oil purchases.

01:15However, Trump's recent comments struck a more conciliatory tone.

01:19According to India's Mint newspaper, the two countries are negotiating a trade deal

01:24that could cut U.S. tariffs on Indian exports to around 15% to 16% from the current 50%.

01:32The agreement is expected to be formally announced at the upcoming ASEAN summit.

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