India, Sept. 23 -- China and India are the "primary funders" of the ongoing Russia's conflict in Ukraine by continuing to purchase Russian oil, US President Donald Trump said while speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.

"China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil," Trump said in his address even as he reiterated his "seven wars in seven months" claim.

Trump said that the Ukraine war would not have started if he was President during that time.

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The remarks from the US President, first at a UN stage, comes weeks after his administration imposed an additional 25 per cent tariff on New Delhi for its purchases of Russian oil,...