The only way a Tomahawk is going to be shot is if we shot it,” the president added. “And we’re not going to do that.”

President Donald Trump shows interest in a potential drone deal with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but calls Tomahawk missiles a significant escalation.

China is the largest importer of Russian oil, followed by India. Trump said earlier this month that Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, had agreed to stop buying Moscow's oil, roughly six weeks after U.S. tariffs on New Delhi kicked in. The White House said the tariffs were linked tothe country's "direct and indirect" Russian oil consumption.