US President Donald Trump has once again asserted that he played a pivotal role in easing heightened tensions between Pakistan and India during his time in office, even suggesting the two nations were on the brink of a nuclear confrontation, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.
Speaking to media in Washington ahead of his today’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Trump recalled a series of negotiations he claimed to have facilitated in recent years. Among them, he highlighted the standoff between India and Pakistan.
Trump said in the Oval Office: “They were ready to go nuclear and we solved that.”
The US president told reporters that six to seven aircraft were shot down during the conflict between the two countries. “If you look at Pakistan and India, planes were being knocked out of the air. Six or seven planes came down. They were ready to go. Maybe nuclear, we solved that,” he said.
“I’ve solved six wars in the last six months, and I’m very proud of it,” Trump added.
His remarks came just nine days after he repeated his previous claim on August 6, saying that the US helped broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
Trump has repeatedly claimed credit for stopping hostilities between India and Pakistan.
Meanwhile, Trump recently announced a 50 percent reciprocal tariff on India and an unspecified penalty for importing oil from Russia. “India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits. They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA. Thank you for your attention to this matter!!!” the US President said in the post.
“They’re fuelling the war machine, and if they’re going to do that, then I’m not going to be happy,” Trump told CNBC.
#WATCH | Washington DC | “6-7 planes were knocked out in India-Pakistan war, they were ready to go nuclear, we solved that…” says US President Donald Trump.
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