Source: CNN
“India has seemingly pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim it had agreed to stop importing Russian oil, signaling the issue that has strained ties is unlikely to be resolved soon. Trump on Wednesday said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ‘assured me today that they (India) will not be buying oil from Russia,’ which is subject to US sanctions, describing it as a ‘big step.’ But on Thursday India’s foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal told reporters he was ‘not aware of any conversation’ between Trump and Modi, or any assurance from the Indian leader that he would stop purchasing Russian oil. … India has long maintained close ties with the Kremlin and is due to host Russian President Vladimir Putin later this year. It has emerged as one of the top buyers of Russian oil since Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.” (10/17/25)
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/india/india-us-trump-russia-oil-intl-hnk