US Pushes EU To Clamp Down On Russian Oil Buyers: Is India Bracing For Rising Trade Pressure? | World News

Washington: Pointing to the renewed pressure on India and other major importers, the United States called on the European Union (EU) to participate in giving more strict measures to the countries that bought oil from Russia.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessan stressed that on Sunday, additional sanctions against the EU’s Russian oil buyers may disable the Russian economy.

Speaking with NBC, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, the European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen during his talks with the importance of coordinated pressure against Russia, he said.

India is a key country in this list. The United States has already brought a total of 50 percent tariffs to Russian imports of Russian oil. Bessan’s words show that Washington can try to increase this pressure further.

“The race is between how long the Ukrainian forces can continue and how long the Russian economy can maintain itself. If the US and the EU move together, more strict sanctions can be applied to countries that buy oil from Russia. Additional tariffs can be applied. This may devastate the Russian economy and try to negotiate with the President of the President.”

Last week, Antonio Costa, President of the Council of Europe, announced that the EU would send a delegation to Washington to discuss more strict measures against Russia. He said the EU is coordinated with the US and other partners about the United Sanctions approach.

Trump has repeatedly criticized India’s Russian oil purchases. While Prime Minister Narendra claimed that he maintained very good personal relations with Modi, he described it as important by applying 50 percent tariff to Indian imports.

From the Treasury and Trade Departments to Trade Consultants, US officials constantly chose India. India defended Russian oil imports and called them necessary for national interests. The country also draws attention to the fact that EU nations remain as the best buyers of LNG from Russia, and it still does not encounter comparable tariffs that China buys more Russian oil than India.

Former US diplomat and Treasury Advisor Evan Feigenbaum described the call of Bessan as inconsistent. He reproduced Bessan’s words about X and said that two EU members continue to receive Russian oil and gas and made it possible to apply immediately.

Questions on India’s trust in Trump administration continue. Although he praised Modi as a friend, the statements and actions of the President of the President continue to economic pressure. Modi’s visit to the SCO summit in Tianjin and after meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying that India and Russia could be under the influence of China.

In a State TV interview, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed that China, India and Russia have cooperated based on mutual interests, but the agreement is not universal in all matters.

US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick said Bloomberg could come to India’s negotiating table in a two -month month to discuss reconciliation with the Trump administration. Despite the repeated pressure, US President insisted that the US-Indian relations were special and that Modi remained a friend.

Analysts see limited space for dramatic recovery in the vineyards. “I do not expect dramatic improvements. Trump will continue to use every vehicle to ensure that the negotiation position is valid. He said.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaman confirmed India’s attitude again and said that the country would continue to buy Russian oil and make energy agreements that serve national interests.

Meanwhile, the EU has already imposed sanctions on India. In July, the EU limited the operations of Nayara Energy’s Vadinar refinery in Gujarat as part of the wider sanctions aimed at the Russian energy sector.

Bloomberg said Russia plans to sell Rosneft’s shares in Nayara Energy, but EU restrictions could prevent this agreement.

United US and EU measures can balance India by balanceing energy security and trade relations with Western partners in the midst of ongoing conflicts in Ukraine.