NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Tuesday questioned the Centre over US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that the Indian government has assured it of curtailing oil imports from Russia, as it was ‘aiding’ the latter in sustaining the armed hostilities against Ukraine.
Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh claimed that the US President has been claiming about the Modi government’s assurances on stopping Russian oil purchase, but the MEA was staying in ‘denial mode’.
Taking to X, the Congress general secretary said, “The matter of India’s imports of oil from Russia has been raised by President Trump now thrice in the past five days. And no doubt he will keep increasing this tally as he prepares to meet President Putin in Budapest later in the week.”
