New Delhi and Moscow have a “steady and time-tested partnership,” India’s foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday, just days after US President Donald Trump ripped the South Asian nation over its ties with Russia.

A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the U.S. leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.

Deputy Chief of Staff to the US President Stephen Miller openly accused India of financing the war in Ukraine. He said India is actively buying oil from the Kremlin, Reuters informs. On a US TV channel,