India, Aug. 10 -- US Senator Lindsey Graham on Friday said India can improve ties with the US by helping President Donald Trump to end the ongoing clash between Russia and Ukraine.

He expressed hope that Indian PM Narendra Modi will use his nation's influence on Russia to help the US end the conflict with Ukraine.

He wrote on X: "As I have been telling my friends in India, one of the most consequential things they could do to improve India-U.S. relations is to help President Trump end this bloodbath in Ukraine."

The Senator further said: "India is the second largest purchaser of Putin's cheap oil - the proceeds of which fuel his war machine."

The US Senator made the remarks on a day when Indian PM Narendra Modi said he interacted with...