India, Feb. 5 -- Days after US President Donald Trump claimed that India would end its oil trade with Russia as part of the recently finalised trade deal between New Delhi and Washington, Russia's foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said the country has no reason to believe India would make this move.

On February 2, Donald Trump announced a trade deal between India and the US, ending suspense on months of negotiations between the countries. Trump said that reciprocal tariffs on Indian imports will be cut down to 18% under the deal and also claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has agreed to stop India's oil trade with Russia.

India later confirmed the cutting down of tariffs, but didn't acknowledge Trump's other assertion,...