Trump tariffs: US president repeats claim India will cut Russian oil imports

The US has put pressure on India to reduce its energy purchases from Russia in a bid to hit the Kremlin's war chest.

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Trump said Indian PM Narendra Modi had assured him during a phone call on Tuesday that Delhi "was not going to buy much oil from Russia" as he too "wants to see the war end with Russia-Ukraine".

Modi acknowledged Trump's call and his "warm greetings" on the festival of Diwali in a social media post but didn't comment on Russian oil.

Trump had made similar remarks last week, but the Indian foreign ministry said at the time said it was "not aware" of any phone call between the leaders. On Wednesday, an official at the ministry told the BBC that it had no new comment on Trump's latest remarks.

"I spoke to Prime Minister Modi today, as I mentioned before. And we just have a very good relationship. And he's not going to buy much oil from Russia," Trump told reporters during the White House Diwali celebrations on Tuesday.