India Defies Trump, Sends High-Level Delegation to Moscow
Wednesday, 6 August 2025 () The White House has imposed 25% tariffs on Indian imports for continuing to buy Russian oil and warns similar penalties may follow for other nations defying President Trump’s sanctions ultimatum. The United States reserves the right to expand customs tariffs, initially imposed on Indian goods, to products from all nations that continue purchasing raw materials from Russia despite warnings from President Donald Trump. This is according to a statement released by the White House. The US administration may introduce increased duties on any country ignoring the call to halt imports of Russian resources in order to pressure Moscow into ending military operations in Ukraine. The move aims to reduce Russia’s budget revenues from energy exports and push it toward signing a peace deal, the statement clarified.
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