One of the top US President Donald Trump Stephen Miller said the purchases of Russian oil is financing the Ukraine war against Ukraine.
WASHINGTON — One of the top US President Donald Trump accused India of financing the Russian war against Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow.
India portrays itself as being one of America’s closest friends in the world, but imposes massive tariffs, engages in “cheating” on immigration policies, and its purchases of Russian oil are financing the Ukraine war, a top aide to President Donald Trump has alleged, reports PTI.
He added that while Trump wants a tremendous relationship and has always had a tremendous relationship with India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the US needs to get real about dealing with the financing of this (Ukraine) war.
During an interview on Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures”, Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff at the White House, said, “What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia.”
“People be shocked to learn that India is basically tied with China in purchasing Russian oil,” Miller said. That’s an astonishing fact, he said.
A report by Reuters quoting Indian government sources stated that New Delhi will keep purchasing oil from Moscow despite threats of penalty from President Trump.
Trump announced a 25% tariff on Indian products that get imported in the United States and also threatened the countries that buy Russian oil with a 100% tariff on US imports until the Kremlin reaches a ceasefire deal with Ukraine.
Last week, Trump said that the US has a massive trade deficit with India.
He said that while “India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the world, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any country.”
“Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of energy, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to stop the killing in Ukraine — All things not good!” Trump had said — With inputs from agencies
