"If we show weakness today in front of Russia, we are laying the ground for future conflicts," he said on Sunday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and India's Narendra Modi will meet in New Delhi by the end of year, but no dates have been finalised yet, a Russian embassy official in India said on Wednesday.

Trump was categorical that his troops wouldn’t be in the country, saying: “You have my assurance and I am president. “I’m just trying to stop people from being killed.”