“India not only buy huge amounts of Russian oil, but also later sell a significant part of it on the free market with great profit. They do not care how many people in Ukraine die from the Russian war machine. For this reason I will significantly raise the duty paid by India to the United States” – Trump wrote on the Truth Social platform.
Trump has already announced that he would punish India for economic cooperation with Russia, especially for purchases of oil and weapons. Although he later suggested that talks on this matter are in progress, in recent days he tightened the tone. On Friday, he said that he “heard” that India would abandon Russian raw material, but a day later a spokesman for the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied, informing that there was no change in import policy.
According to earlier announcements, the new American duties on goods from India were to amount to 25 percent. and come into force from Thursday. However, the president's last entry suggests that the rates will be even higher – perhaps according to his earlier declaration of “secondary duties” in the amount of up to 100 percent. for goods from countrieswhich still buy Russian oil and gas.
India, the main buyer of Russian oil
Since the start of Russia's full -glass invasion of Ukraine, India has become one of the most important buyers of Russian energy raw materials. Data cited by the Agency Reuters indicate that in 2025 this country increased the import of oil from Russia by 1 percent. compared to 2024. Currently, India is importing on average 1.75 million barrels a daywhich makes Russia The largest supplier of raw material for the Indian economy – Although before the war, Moscow's participation in the market was marginal.
