U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that India will not be buying oil from Russia, saying that New Delhi has already “de-escalated” and “more or less stopped” its oil purchases from Moscow.
While speaking to the media during a bilateral lunch with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Friday (October 17, 2025), Mr. Trump said, “India will not be buying oil from Russia, they have already de-escalated and they have more or less stopped.” “They are pulling back. They have bought about 38% of the oil, and they won’t be doing it anymore.”
India's Russian oil import rebound in Oct after dip in previous quarter: Kpler data
India on Thursday (October 16, 2025) said it is “broad-basing and diversifying” its sourcing of energy to meet market conditions, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured him that New Delhi will stop procuring Russian crude oil.
Washington has been maintaining that India is helping Vladimir Putin to finance the war through its purchase of Russian crude oil.
