WASHINGTON, October 16. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told him he is ready to stop buying Russian oil.
"He assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia. That's a big stop. Now, I got to get China to do the same thing," Trump told a press conference at the White House. He also said that Russian President Vladimir Putin would settle the conflict in Ukraine. "I think that Putin, President Putin wants to get it done. We'll see."
"He [Modi] has assured me there will be no oil purchased from Russia. He's not buying his oil from Russia. It started. You know, you can't do it immediately. It's a little bit of a process, but the process is going to be over soon," the American leader said. It followed from his statements that these purchases would resume in the event of a settlement in Ukraine.
"They'll go back to Russia after the war is over. If India doesn't buy oil, it makes it much easier," he said.
"We're willing to settle. I thought we had a deal," Trump added. "I thought we had it two months ago."
