New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- China and India are the "primary funders" of the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine by continuing to purchase Russian oil, US President Donald Trump said in his UN General Assembly address on Tuesday.

"China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil," Trump said in his address at the General Debate of the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.

The Trump administration has imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on New Delhi as a penalty for its purchases of Russian oil, taking the total levies imposed on India by the US to 50 per cent, among the highest in the world.

The POTUS' latest comments add to his growing criticism of India's energy ties with Russia, which he...