India, Aug. 23 -- External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Saturday responded to the US claim that India's Russian oil purchases are funding the war in Ukraine, stating that Europe's trade with Russia far exceeds that of Delhi.

".When people say we are funding the war and putting the money, Russia-European trade is bigger than India-Russia trade. So, European money is not putting coffers? Jaishankar asked during an interaction at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum 2025, according to ANI.

"The overall Russia-EU trade is bigger than the Russia-India trade. If the argument is energy, they (EU) are bigger buyers. If the argument is who is the bigger trader, they are bigger than us. India's exports to Russia have grown, but not that muc...