U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that India will sharply reduce imports of Russian oil by the end of the year, calling it a “big thing” and describing the shift as a gradual process. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally assured him that India’s dependence on Russian crude would “be down to almost nothing.” The remarks came shortly after Trump imposed new sanctions on major Russian oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, to pressure Moscow over the Ukraine war. Trump also commented on China’s ties with Russia, saying Beijing’s “different relationship” stems from past U.S. administrations and promising to address the issue with President Xi Jinping during their upcoming meeting in South Korea.