India, Oct. 20 -- US President Donald Trump seems to be on loop over his big assertion that India won't be doing oil trade with Russia anymore. On Monday, the Republican repeated the claim again, reiterating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told him that he "is not going to be doing the Russian oil thing".

"I spoke with Prime Minister Modi of India, and he said he's not going to be doing the Russian oil thing," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One. This is the third time in five days that the US President has made this assertion.

When asked about India denying that him and Modi held a phone call regarding New Delhi's purchase of Russian oil, Trump said: "But if they want to say that, then they'll just continue to pay massive t...