New Delhi has not confirmed US claims that it will stop buying Russian crude

Moscow has no information about India halting purchases of Russian oil, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.

The top diplomat’s comment on Wednesday came amid US claims that New Delhi has decided to stop buying Russian crude.

While announcing the finalization of a trade deal in a social media post on February 2, US President Donald Trump claimed that India had agreed to halt oil purchases from Russia. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make any reference to Russian crude in his post on the deal.

“You [a lawmaker] mentioned that Donald Trump announced India’s agreement to no longer purchase Russian oil,” Lavrov told the Russian State Duma on Wednesday. “I have not heard such a statement from anyone else, including Prime Minister Modi and other Indian leaders.”

He also referred to Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar’s statement in New Delhi that energy security will be among the top items on the agenda at the next BRICS summit in India, expected to be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Source: RT - Daily news