On the 19th local time, US President Trump told reporters on the presidential plane "Air Force One" that Indian Prime Minister Modi told him that India would stop buying Russian oil. When Trump was asked about India's statement that it "didn't know that there was a relevant conversation between Modi and Trump",Trump replied, ¡°If they want to say that, they can only continue to pay huge tariffs.¡±Trump said on Friday that Modi promised him that India would stop buying Russian oil, but the Indian Foreign Ministry said it was unclear about any calls between the two leaders that day.

Earlier this month, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that the real reason why the United States is putting pressure on India and trying to force India to stop purchasing Russian oil is Trump's claim to "actively defend national interests." This "national interests" include pushing U.S. energy products to partners in the international market.