From Tariffs To Tirades: Can Trump Force India To Give Up On Russia Oil? | Ukraine War | Decode | 4K

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President Donald Trump has claimed that India has agreed to stop buying Russian oil, as Washington seeks to pressure Russia to end its war in Ukraine by cutting off the Kremlin’s vital energy revenues. Trump had said he would try to persuade China to do the same. Trump has sought to leverage his ongoing trade negotiations with New Delhi to pressure India over Russian oil. And, in August, he used India’s continuing imports of Russian oil as a pretext to impose additional trade tariffs on New Delhi. But India's Prime Minister Modi has so far refused to back down. For months, Indian officials have defended purchases of Russian energy as vital for India’s national security. A move by India now to stop its imports would signal a major shift by one of Moscow’s top energy customers, and could undermine Russia’s war efforts in Ukraine. n18oc_world n18oc_crux

Last Updated: October 17, 2025, 00:00 IST