The Russian government on Thursday downplayed President Donald Trump’s statement that he has persuaded India to dramatically reduce its massive purchases of Russian oil, teasing a major offering of Russian military hardware as an incentive for India to keep funding President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine.
Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “assured me today that they will not be buying oil from Russia.”
“That’s a big stop,” Trump added, to dispel any notion that Modi was merely talking about a modest reduction in Russian oil buys, as India has implemented a few times over the past year.
India currently lags…
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