India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has promised to no longer buy Russian oil, claimed Donald Trump on Wednesday. Now comes a statement from India on the matter – but without clear messages.
"It has been our constant priority to protect the interests of the Indian consumer in a volatile energy scenario", says the Indian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statement.
"Our import policy is entirely guided by this goal."
Narendra Modi has previously defended the purchases of oil from Russia, despite the country's large-scale invasion war against Ukraine.
India is one of the world's largest importers of crude oil.
