STORY: :: Trump says India will curb Russian oil purchases, and if not, they will ‘continue to pay massive tariffs’:: In Air:: October 19, 2025″I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he’s not going to be doing the Russian oil thing, so that’s it.”Journalist asking: “So why would they say, why would India say that they’re not going to do that?””I don’t know. But if they want to say that, then they’ll just continue to pay massive tariffs, and they don’t want to do that.” Russian oil has been one of the main irritants for Trump in prolonged trade talks with India – half of his 50% tariffs on Indian goods are in retaliation for those purchases.The U.S. government has said petroleum revenue funds Russia’s war in Ukraine.