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US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that India is ‘cutting’ their purchases of Russian oil following new US sanctions on Moscow’s energy sector. He also said that he will discuss multiple key issues, including the purchase of Russian oil, agricultural trade, and the fentanyl crisis, during his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea. The high-stakes visit, expected to take place next week, comes amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing over trade restrictions, technology bans, and raw material supplies. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Trump suggested that China had already begun reducing its imports of Russian oil and that India had “cut back completely,” following US sanctions imposed on Moscow’s energy sector. “I may be discussing it (purchase of Russian oil),” Trump said. “China’s cutting back very substantially on the purchase of Russian oil, and India’s cutting back completely, and we’ve imposed sanctions.” Sanctions on Russian energy giants Earlier Trump announced a fresh round of sanctions targeting Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, a move intended to tighten financial pressure on the Kremlin. The measures are part of Washington’s broader strategy to restrict Moscow’s ability to fund its military operations through oil exports. However, India has repeatedly rejected Trump’s claims, maintaining that its energy policy remains guided by national interests and the need to secure affordable supplies. New Delhi continues to assert that it has not agreed to any US-led reduction in Russian oil imports. Agriculture and Fentanyl on agenda Trump said the meeting with Xi would also focus on US agricultural exports and China’s role in the global fentanyl trade. “I want our farmers to be taken care of, and he wants things also,” Trump said, adding, “We’re going to be talking about fentanyl. It is killing a lot of people, it comes from China.” Despite growing friction between the world’s two largest economies, Trump expressed optimism that the talks could lead to a “complete deal” addressing multiple trade and security concerns. “We’ll be talking about a lot of things,” he said, describing the meeting as an opportunity to “reset” US-China relations.
