US President Donald Trump on Monday once again asserted that he personally intervened to stop a war between India and Pakistan, reigniting a storm of debate in both countries. Speaking at the Oval Office during his meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump boasted that he had “settled six wars in six months,” one of which, he claimed, was a “possible nuclear disaster” between New Delhi and Islamabad.

“I thought the Russia-Ukraine war would be the easiest one to end, but it is the toughest. We’ve been talking about it for a long time, just like we were talking about others — India-Pakistan,” Trump told reporters. Earlier in the day, he had also posted on his Truth Social account: “I’ve settled 6 Wars in 6 months, one of them a possible Nuclear disaster.”

Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after what he described as a “long night of US-mediated talks,” the American President has repeated his claim more than 40 times. He insists Washington played the decisive role in halting hostilities.

However, India has categorically rejected Trump’s assertions. New Delhi maintains that the ceasefire understanding was achieved solely through direct communication between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had told Parliament that “no leader of any country asked India to stop Operation Sindoor,” while External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar made it clear there was “no third-party intervention.”

Despite these denials, Trump has continued to highlight the issue, most recently during his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, where he not only repeated his “India-Pakistan peace claim” but also referred to India’s purchases of Russian oil.