Washington- US President Donald Trump reiterated that India will not be buying oil from Russia, saying that New Delhi has already“de-escalated” and“more or less stopped” its oil purchases from Moscow.

While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday,“Trump said India will not be buying oil from Russia, they have already de-escalated, and they have more or less stopped.”

“They are pulling back. They have bought about 38 per cent of the oil, and they won't be doing it anymore,” Trump said while replying to a question.

India on Thursday said it is“broad-basing and diversifying” its sourcing of energy to meet market conditions, hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil.

Washington has been maintaining that India is helping Putin to finance the war through its purchase of Russian crude oil.

The relations between New Delhi and Washington have been reeling under severe stress after Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to a whopping 50 per cent, including a 25 per cent additional duty for India's purchase of Russian crude oil.

India described the US action as“unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”.

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