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“I find that the Indian government is currently directly or indirectly importing the crude oil of the Russian Federation. In connection with the above, in accordance with applicable law, goods from India imported to the customs of the United States are subject to an additional customs rate of 25 %” – The content of the document, signed before Donald Trump.
Donald Trump has already announced the imposition of higher duties on goods from India due to the fact that this country buys crude oil from Russia. As he said, India buy a cheaper Russian raw material for their own needs, but they also sell it with profit and they do not care about the fate of the victims of the war in Ukraine.
India's reaction
The spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Randhir Jaiswal stated on Monday that the criticism of the US President Donald Trump by the import of Russian oil is “unjustified and unreasonable.” – Targeting India is unjustified and unreasonable. Like any great economy, India will take all possible funds to protect their interests and economic security – the spokesman said in response.
He emphasized that India's imports from Russia aim to “provide Indian consumers with predictable and affordable energy prices”. Jaiswal added that “the countries criticizing India trad up with Russia.” “Unlike us, this trade is not a national necessity for them,” he said.
Since Russia, India's full -size invasion of Ukraine has become one of the greatest buyers of Russian oil. According to Reuters, they import 1.75 million barrels a day. Russia became the main source of raw material for India, despite the fact that before the war there was only a fraction of deliveries to this country.
