New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India has made a commitment regarding Russian oil purchases as part of a trade deal with the US, which has led to New Delhi diversifying its energy sourcing, US ambassador Sergio Gor said on Friday as he expressed confidence that the interim trade agreement will be signed by the two sides "very soon". Gor reiterated the message coming from Washington about New Delhi making a commitment on Russian energy purchases since Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump reached an understanding on the trade deal during a February 2 phone call. The Indian side has neither confirmed nor denied that it will stop Russian oil imports and only said it will maintain multiple sources of energy, with national interest guiding all purchases. "On the oil, there's an agreement. I also don't want to be giving out too much, in the sense that what private conversations happened, occurred between the two leaders. We have seen India diversify on their oil. There is a commitment," Gor told a media briefing soon after the Indian side joined the US-led Pax Silica initiative on the margins of the AI Impact Summit. "This is not about India. The US doesn't want anyone buying Russia. The President has been very clear on this - he wants to end this war. So anyone who is, in a way, still involved with that conflict is something that the President wants to see come to an end in hopes of peace coming with that," he said. When external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal was asked about Gor's remarks on the commitment reportedly made by India, he reiterated foreign secretary Vikram Misri's recent clarification that India will retain multiple energy sources and decide on oil purchases in line with national interest. Gor said Indian and US officials are continuing negotiations to finalise the interim trade agreement so that the deal could be sealed soon. "The signing [of the trade deal] will happen very soon. Even this week, we have both teams talking to each other and actively getting to a place where both will be able to sign," he said. He said the proposed deal involves "tens of thousands of points" since the US is dealing with one of the world's biggest economies. "We're thrilled that the interim deal is done. You have a few tweaking points that are left to do but it's done. So the signing will happen sooner than later," he said. Jaiswal said both sides are working to finalise a mutually beneficial deal, and an Indian team led by the chief negotiator is expected to visit the US next week for discussions. The understanding between Modi and Trump had led to the US administration cutting overall tariffs from 50%, including a 25% punitive levy over Russian oil purchases, to 18%. Gor noted that the actual removal of the tariffs involves "multiple mechanisms", and not just one presidential executive order. "So that is making its way through the pipeline. The executive order specifically on oil was already signed.The second part of it on the tariffs being rebalanced, there's multiple things. It's not just one piece of paper. It's multiple things, multiple departments, multiple areas. And so that will also happen very soon," he said....