US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday again that India was not going to buy “much oil from Russia.” His claims were based on a conversation he had with Prime Minister Narendra Modi amid Diwali celebrations at the White House.
“I spoke to Prime Minister Modi today and we just have a very good relationship. He’s not going to buy much oil from Russia. He wants to see that war end as much as I do. He wants to see the war between Russia and Ukraine to end. They’re not going to be buying too much oil. So they’ve cut it way back, and they’re continuing to cut it way back,” he said.
While India has not commented on the claim, on Wednesday, PM Modi thanked President Trump for the phone call and conveyed his Diwali greetings.
Earlier, New Delhi has rejected Trump’s claims saying, “India is a significant importer of oil and gas. It has been our consistent priority to safeguard the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario. Our import policies are guided entirely by this objective.”
Addressing the China tariff situation, Trump said, “Right now, as of November 1st, China will have about 155% tariffs put on it. I don’t think it’s sustainable for them. I want to be nice to China. But China has been very rough with us over the years because we had presidents that weren’t smart from a business standpoint… They allowed China and every other country to take advantage of us.”
“I made a deal with the European Union. I made a deal with Japan and South Korea. A lot of these deals are great deals… It’s about national security. I was able to do it because of tariffs. We’re getting hundreds of billions, even trillions of dollars paid into the United States… We’ll start paying off debt,” he added.
