Trump says he has ‘heard’ India may stop buying Russian oil

United States President Donald Trump on Friday said that he has heard that India “is no longer going to be buying oil” from Russia, ANI reported.

“I don’t know if that’s right or not, but that’s a good step,” the news agency quoted Trump as saying. “We will see what happens.”

The comment came a day after Reuters reported on Thursday that Indian state-owned refiners had halted oil purchases from Russia over the past week.

However, on Saturday, ANI quoted unidentified Indian officials as saying that the state-owned refiners are continuing to source oil from Russian suppliers.

#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

— ANI (@ANI) August 1, 2025

Trump’s remarks on Friday also came just hours after India’s Ministry of External Affairs responded to the Reuters report, stating that decisions on sourcing fuel are guided by market dynamics.

“We take decisions based on the price at which oil is available in the international market and depending on the global situation at that time,” ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal...

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