Trump said that India would not be able to stop the purchases \u201cimmediately,\u201d noting that \u201cit\u2019s a little bit of a process,\u201d but indicated that \u201cthe process is going to be over with soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Modi supposedly made the commitment during a Wednesday meeting which had previously been undisclosed.<\/p>\n
If confirmed by Delhi, the move would mark a major diplomatic triumph for Trump\u2019s campaign to pressure Vladimir Putin into ending the war in Ukraine, and could reshape the balance of global energy diplomacy.<\/p>\n
According to trade data previously reported by Reuters, India has emerged as the top buyer of seaborne crude from Russia, sourcing roughly 35 percent of its total crude needs from Moscow.<\/p>\n
Since Western nations moved to cut energy ties with Russia in 2022, India and China have filled much of that gap, becoming critical purchasers of discounted Russian oil.<\/p>\n
These cheap imports have saved India billions of dollars and helped to keep domestic fuel prices steady despite global instability.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Other Topics of Interest<\/p>\n Serbia at Crossroads: US Senators Lay Out Stark Dilemma as Sanctions Hit Russian-Owned Oil Firm<\/a><\/p>\n Bipartisan warning from the US Senate tells Serbian President Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 to choose EU future or continued reliance on Moscow\u2019s \u2018weaponized\u2019 energy<\/p>\n Tensions between Washington and Delhi intensified this summer when Trump levied a 25 percent tariff on Indian goods after trade talks failed, then doubled it to 50 percent in response to India\u2019s continued reliance on Russian energy.<\/p>\n The rift deepened further when the White House moved to impose a $100,000 fee on new applications for H-1B visas disproportionately used by Indian tech workers in the US.<\/p>\n Modi\u2019s government had hit back at Trump\u2019s criticisms that it was bankrolling Russia\u2019s war effort, denouncing the tariffs as \u201cunfair, unjustified and unreasonable.\u201d<\/p>\n India\u2019s trade minister Piyush Goyal said that India \u201cwill neither bow down nor ever appear weak\u201d<\/a> in response to the tariffs salvo, pledging to \u201cmove together and capture new markets.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Serbia](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/76736cd1d5a765fd39e7cb4ad9b135c6.jpeg\")
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