NEW DELHI -- India has indicated that it would continue buying oil from Russia despite threats by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Indian foreign ministry said its relationship with Russia was “steady and time-tested,” and should not be seen through the prism of a third country.

Donald Trump announced the US would levy 25 per cent tariffs on imports from India and impose an unspecified penalty on the south Asian nation. But he later threw his plans into doubt by saying the two sides were still negotiating.