India, Feb. 16 -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that India has committed to stop buying Russian oil, days after India reiterated that "national interests" will be the "guiding factor" for India's energy procurement.

Earlier, US President Donald Trump, while announcing a trade deal with New Delhi early in February, claimed India had agreed to not procure crude oil from Russia. Since then, the US has claimed multiple times that India will stop buying oil from Russia.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Rubio said, "In our conversations with India, we've gotten their commitment to stop buying additional Russian oil."

Separately, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said in Munich that India continues to ...