Trump says ‘heard India halting Russian oil purchases’; welcomes it as ‘good step’

Trump says he heard India halted Russian oil purchases after tariff threat

US President Donald Trump has claimed that he had "heard" reports of India halting Russian oil imports, hailing it as a "good step".

"I understand that India is no longer going to be buying oil from Russia. That's what I heard, I don't know if that's right or not. That is a good step. We will see what happens," Trump mentioned.

#WATCH | "I understand that India is no longer going to be buying oil from Russia. That's what I heard, I don't know if that's right or not. That is a good step. We will see what happens..." says, US President Donald Trump on a question by ANI, if he had a number in mind for the… pic.twitter.com/qAbGUkpE12

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— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2025

“INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST,” he wrote on Wednesday on Truth Social..