July 30 US President Donald Trump introduced duties for India because of her connections with the Russian Federation. He said that India purchased military equipment from Russians and is the largest buyer of Russian energy, while everyone wants to end the war in Ukraine. Therefore, Delhi will pay a tariff of 25% plus a fine for the above starting on August 1. However, later the media wrote that India to continue to buy oil from Russia despite Trump's statements.
“He [Трамп] It made it very clear that for India it is unacceptable to continue to finance this war by buying oil from Russia, ”Miller said.
He also mentioned India’s connection with China.
“People will be shocked by learning that India is actually connected with China in the issue of purchases of Russian oil. This is an amazing fact,” Miller added.
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From the beginning of the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, India has been expressed in support of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but the Indian authorities Avoid the direct condemnation of Russia's aggression with which she has close ties since the Cold War. In addition, India became one of the largest buyers of Russian oil, thereby supporting the economy of the aggressor country.
July 15, the head of the White House said that “Very disappointed” the actions of the illegitimate President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Trump threatened that if Moscow does not agree to negotiations within 50 days, then the United States will be duties. “We will introduce very hard tariffs, about 100%, you call them secondary tariffs,” Trump said. On July 29, he reduced this period to 10 days.
The representative of the White House explained CNN, How duties and “secondary duties” will work. As said in the White House, Trump had in mind 100 percent duties for Russia and secondary sanctions against other countries buying Russian oil, such as India and China. The United States is conducting very limited trade with Russia, so secondary sanctions may turn out to be the most painful.
