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US President Donald Trump speaks to the media aboard Air Force One as he returns to the United States on October 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP
Speaking to reporters onboard Air Force One on his means again to Washington following his summit assembly with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Busan, Mr. Trump was requested about Russian oil purchases.
Mr. Trump stated Mr. Xi has been “shopping for oil from Russia for a very long time. It takes care of an enormous a part of China. And, you already know, I can say India’s been superb on that entrance. But we did not actually talk about the oil. We mentioned working collectively to see if we might get that battle completed.”
Mr. Trump has been claiming for the previous few days that Delhi has assured him that it’s going to considerably scale back its oil imports from Russia.
Last week, Mr. Trump reiterated his declare that India has agreed to “stop” shopping for oil from Russia and would deliver them right down to “nearly nothing” by the top of the yr.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that India is a major importer of oil and gasoline, and it has been Delhi’s constant precedence to safeguard the pursuits of the Indian client in a unstable vitality state of affairs.
“Our import insurance policies are guided totally by this goal. Ensuring secure vitality costs and secured provides have been the dual targets of our vitality coverage. This consists of broad-basing our vitality sourcing and diversifying as applicable to fulfill market circumstances.
“Where the U.S. is anxious, we’ve for a few years sought to increase our vitality procurement. This has steadily progressed within the final decade. The present Administration has proven curiosity in deepening vitality cooperation with India. Discussions are ongoing,” the MEA had stated earlier this month.
Published – October 30, 2025 06:59 pm IST
