Lindsay Graham, Senator at USA’s South Carolina, has requested India to use his influence to help US President Donald Trump’s Russia-Ukraine war. This statement of the US senator came out after a few hours of the phone conversation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (August 8, 2025). Graham also said that this step will be important for improving relations between Washington and New Delhi.

The most important task to improve relationship with America, help Trump- Graham

American senator Lindsay Graham posted a post on social media platform X on Friday (August 8, 2025). In the post, Graham said, “As I am telling my friends of India, the most important work they can do to improve the relations between India and America is to help President Trump to finish this bloodshed in Ukraine.”

As I have been telling my friends in India, one of the most conshaquational things they could do to improve India-Rilations is to Help President Trump End This Bloodbath in Ukraine.

India is the second largest purchaser of putin’s cheap oil – the proceeds of which fuel his… https://t.co/376lktwxtd

– lindsey graham (@lindseygrahamsc) August 8, 2025

India should use its influence wisely- Graham

He said, “India is the second largest buyer to import cheap oil from Russia, which works as a fuel for Putin’s War Machine. I hope that Prime Minister Modi has emphasized the need to end this war in his recent phone call from Putin in his recent phone call.

American senator responds to PM Modi’s post

American senator Lindsay Graham made this statement as a reaction to PM Modi’s X post, which he shared on X about the phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. PM Modi said in his post, “I had a very good and detailed conversation with my friend President Putin.” On Friday (August 8, 2025), in a conversation on PM Modi and President Putin, Putin informed PM Modi about the latest developments related to Ukraine.

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