India, Sept. 12 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday sought to describe the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the resultant tariffs on India and other countries that buy oil from Moscow despite the war, in a different light than his usual stance. "Remember, this is a Europe problem much more than our problem," Trump said.

Having softened his tone towards India after recent bonhomie over social media with PM Narendra Modi, Trump said imposing tariffs meant the Washington-Delhi relationship took a hit. He, therefore, asked Europe to act too. It was not clear if he meant EU should put tariffs on India.

Bonhomie apart, Trump repeated his claim about having "stopped a war" between India and Pakistan after military hostilities over a terror atta...