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CCTV News reported that on the 19th local time, U.S. President Trump told reporters on the presidential plane "Air Force One" that Indian Prime Minister Modi told him that India would stop purchasing Russian oil. When Trump was asked about India's claim that it "was not aware of any relevant dialogue between Modi and Trump,"Trump isTrump said on Friday that Modi had 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.
According to Indian media reports on October 17, India's oil imports from Russia have recovered in the first half of October due to increased domestic market demand.The data show that in the first half of October, India on average imported about 1.8 million barrels of oil from Russia per day, about 250,000 barrels more than the average daily imports in September.
According to US media reports on the 17th, US President Trump announced on the 15th that Indian Prime Minister Modi had told him that India is ready to stop purchasing Russian oil. However, a spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that it was not clear about the contact between Modi and Trump in recent days, nor did it know whether Indian leaders would promise to stop purchasing Russian oil.
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