New Delhi : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was unaware that the United States imports uranium and fertilisers from Russia — a point put forward by India as it pushed back against Western criticism of its continued oil trade with Moscow. India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had issued a statement a day earlier, defending its Russian oil imports and accusing the US and European Union of
American companies continue to buy uranium hexafluoride for the nuclear industry, palladium for the EV sector, fertilisers, and chemicals from Russia — even as they pressure India to scale back its own trade ties. The MEA called the criticism unjustified and unreasonable and said India’s energy purchases are dictated by economic necessity. This comes as Trump steps up pressure on India to stop buying oil from Russia, warning that extra tariffs could be imposed within the next 24 hours.
India has not been a good trading partner, because they do a lot of business with us, but we don’t do business with them. So we settled on 25 percent, but I think I’m going to raise that very substantially over the next 24 hours, because they’re buying Russian oil. When asked whether he would consider imposing a 100% tariff on countries that continue to buy energy from Russia — including China — Trump suggested that action could be on the table.
The president also added that the goal of the talks will be to end the war between Ukraine and Russia. This is the one I’m trying to stop. And one I’m working hardest on. The others stopped within a matter of days, Trump said. He added that the US will decide later whether to impose tariffs on Russia and its trade partners.
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