Source: Reference News
Reference News Network reported on October 22 According to a Reuters report on October 21, U.S. President Trump said that he had a phone conversation with Indian Prime Minister Modi on the 21st, and their conversation mainly focused on trade issues.
Trump told reporters in the elliptical office: “We talked about a lot, but mainly about trade.”
Trump added that energy issues were also part of the discussion, saying Modi assured him that India would restrict purchases of Russian oil.
Trump said: “He (Modi) won’t buy a lot of oil from Russia and he wants to see the war end as much as I do.”
According to reports, Trump recently targeted Russian oil purchased by India and imposed tariffs on Indian products exported to the United States to prevent the country from buying Russian crude oil. At the same time, he also tried to use this to put pressure on Moscow to negotiate a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine. (Compiled/Wang Qun)