WASHINGTON: US President Donald J. Trump, during a White House media briefing on Wednesday, said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif credited him with preventing a catastrophic nuclear war with India that could have killed millions.
The remarks came amid discussions on global conflicts, with Trump asserting he has halted eight wars, including recent Gaza breakthroughs, and is pushing to end the Ukraine conflict.
Addressing reporters, Trump recounted a recent meeting with Sharif. “The Prime Minister said to me, ‘Mr. President, you saved millions of lives. You stopped that India war from going nuclear,’” Trump said, adding that seven aircraft were shot down in the Pakistan-India war.
Trump also highlighted his broader diplomatic record. “Eight wars stopped in nine months—India-Pakistan, Israel-Iran, Rwanda-Congo, Ethiopia-Egypt, Armenia-Azerbaijan, and now Gaza. I’m working on Ukraine next,” he said, touting his mediation of a Gaza deal that saw 20 Israeli hostages freed and 2,000 Palestinian detainees swapped.
Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him that India would not purchase oil from Russia.