India has already “de-escalated” and “more or less stopped” its oil purchases from Moscow, according to U.S. President Donald Trump, who reaffirmed that India will not be purchasing oil from Russia.
“India will not be buying oil from Russia, they have already de-escalated and they have more or less stopped,” Mr. Trump told reporters Friday, October 17, 2025, during a bilateral lunch with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. They’re retreating. They have purchased roughly 38% of the oil and will no longer do so.
Just hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised him that New Delhi would no longer buy Russian crude oil, India announced on Thursday, October 16, 2025, that it is “broad-basing and diversifying” its energy sourcing to match market realities.
Washington has insisted that India’s purchases of Russian crude oil are aiding Vladimir Putin in funding the conflict.
Since Mr. Trump quadrupled tariffs on Indian imports to a staggering 50%, including a 25% additional charge on India’s purchase of Russian crude oil, the relationship between Washington and New Delhi has been under extreme strain.
The U.S. decision was deemed “unfair, unjustified, and unreasonable” by India.
In the meantime, Mr. Trump has reiterated his assertions regarding the resolution of the conflict between India and Pakistan, citing Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, as saying, “I have saved millions of lives.”
“The Pakistani prime minister claimed that by intervening, I saved millions of lives. The U.S. President stated, “You use India and Pakistan as an example, which would have been detrimental for two nuclear-armed countries.”
Since announcing on social media on May 10 that India and Pakistan had reached an agreement on a “full and immediate” ceasefire following a “long night” of negotiations mediated by Washington, Mr. Trump has made the claim that he “helped settle” the crisis between India and Pakistan dozens of times.
India has always insisted that bilateral discussions between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of the two forces led to the agreement to end hostilities with Pakistan.
In response to the Pahalgam attack on April 22 that claimed 26 civilian lives, India began Operation Sindoor on May 7 to target terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Following four days of fierce cross-border drone and missile attacks, India and Pakistan agreed to halt the hostilities on May 10.
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