US President Donald Trump said on Friday that India would “no longer buy oil from Russia after his announcement of the expected” punishment “as a result of a Russian brutal purchase of a new Delhi.
Trump seemed to be confirmed by a “good step”, and after being asked, it seemed that he had all the options open, whether he had a number in terms of punishment.
“I understand that India will no longer buy oil from Russia. That’s what I heard, I don’t know if it’s right or not. That’s a good step. We’ll see what happens,” he quoted him.
Trump’s statement comes after the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday that Indian energy purchases are in line with market dynamics and national interests and add that the government is unaware of any specific development on Indian oil companies that stop Russian imports.
On Thursday, Donald Trump ordered an import rate to India along with unspecified sanctions for Russian oil purchase. He later indicated that high tariffs were the results that India was a member of Bric and her relationship with Russia.
Mea reaction to Trump tariffs
During the weekly press briefing on Friday, a spokesman for Mea Randhir Jaiswal said that India said a clear answer to the purchase of Russian oil after asked about some Indian companies that stopped purchases.
“You are aware of our wide approach to the energy source requirements that we will look at what is available on the market and the prevailing global situation. We do not involve any specifics,” he said.
MEA came after a series of statements by Donald Trump and his Foreign Minister Marco Rubio and criticized the Indian step to continue importing Russian oil, although the US and other countries on the country of sanctions on the country during the war with Ukraine.
On the front side of the Indian ties on Friday, the new Delhi expressed the certainty that its relationship with the United States would continue to move forward and remain focused on a substantive agenda on which two countries have committed themselves.
American India is negotiating that it will remain open?
Donald Trump’s tariffs came to India at a time when the new Delhi was negotiating with Washington to conclude a business agreement.
Trump asked if the US and India’s business conversations were still open, he did not provide a clear answer.
“We’re talking to them now. We’ll see what happens. Again, India was the highest or near the highest customs nation, one of the highest 100 points, 150 points or percent. So India was one of the highest in the world. They had 175 percent and higher than that,” he said.
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