By Megha Rawat
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United States President Donald Trump, while talking to reporters following a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, reaffirmed ties with New Delhi, saying he is “very close” to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Trump made the comments while discussing Europe’s imports of Russian oil, citing his own steep tariffs on India as an example. Trump further mentioned a recent call to Prime Minister Modi, saying he wished him a happy birthday “the other day.” “And when I found out that the European nations were buying oil from Russia, and as you know, I’m very close to India. I’m very close to the Prime Minister of India, I spoke to him the other day to wish him a Happy Birthday. We have a very good relationship and he put out a beautiful statement too. But I sanctioned them,” Trump reporters on Thursday. Trump added that China was paying a “very large tariff” to the United States and said he would consider further action in the conflict only if “the people I’m fighting for are buying oil from Russia.” The US President further said that if the oil price comes down, Russia is going to drop out of the Ukraine war. “Very simply, if the price of oil comes down, Putin is going to drop out. He’s going to have no choice. He’s going to drop out of that war,” he added. Notably, Trump’s latest remark comes two days after Trump dialed PM Modi on his birthday eye and said he appreciated the “tremendous job” the Indian leader is doing. “Just had a wonderful phone call with my friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. I wished him a very Happy Birthday! He is doing a tremendous job. Narendra: Thank you for your support on ending the War between Russia and Ukraine! President DJT,” Trump posted on Truth Social. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US News and around the World.
