The White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday (native time) claimed that India had scaled again Russian oil imports at US President Donald Trump‘s “request” and China was doing the identical.“In case you learn the sanctions and take a look at them, they’re fairly hefty. I noticed some worldwide information out of China this morning that they are scaling again oil purchases from Russia. We all know India has accomplished the identical on the request of the president,” Leavitt mentioned at a White Home press briefing.“The president has additionally pushed European international locations, our allies, to cease their purchases of Russian oil as nicely. So it is a full-court press for certain. We anticipate that these sanctions are going to do hurt, because the Secretary of Treasury mentioned yesterday,” she added.This comes a day after Trump claimed that India would progressively lower down its Russian oil imports to “nothing” by the top of the 12 months.“India, as you realize, has advised me they’re going to cease…it is a course of. You’ll be able to’t simply cease (shopping for oil from Russia). By the top of the 12 months, they’re going to be all the way down to nearly nothing; nearly 40 % of the oil,” he mentioned.India has dismissed experiences of any coverage shift, reiterating that its precedence stays safeguarding client pursuits. The clarification comes after Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Indian items in response to India’s continued buy of Russian oil.