Trump says India to pay ‘large tariffs’ if it continues to purchase Russian oil


File image of US President Donald Trump with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the White Home in Washington, DC | Picture Credit score: Reuters

US President Donald Trump mentioned that India goes to pay “large tariffs” if it continues to purchase oil from russiawhereas reiterating that he obtained assurance from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that New Delhi goes to halt its oil purchases from Moscow.

Talking to reporters onboard Air Drive One on Sunday (October 19, 2025), Mr. Trump mentioned India will “proceed to pay large tariffs” if they don’t cease shopping for oil from Russia, including that “they (India) do not need to do this.”

Mr. Trump was replying to a query about India’s current remarks on oil purchases from Russia.

India final week mentioned it’s “broad-basing and diversifying” its sourcing of power to satisfy market situations, hours after Mr. Trump claimed that Mr. modi assured him that New Delhi will cease procuring Russian crude oil,

Mr. Trump mentioned he doesn’t imagine India made such remarks.

“However I do not imagine they mentioned that. No, I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he mentioned he isn’t going to be doing the Russian oil factor,” the US President added.

Washington has been sustaining that India helps Putin to finance the warfare by its buy of Russian crude oil.

The relations between New Delhi and Washington have been reeling underneath extreme stress after Mr. Trump doubled tariffs on Indian items to a whopping 50 %, together with a 25% extra responsibility for India’s buy of Russian crude oil.

India described the US motion as “unfair, unjustified and unreasonable”.