‘Illegal, Threat’: Russia Hits Back At US President Trump’s Warning To India Against Trade With Moscow | India News
On Tuesday, Russia was shot in the United States the day after President Donald Trump issued a threat of trade and tariff to India. Previously, Trump has encountered additional tariffs of India if the new Delhi purchased Russian oil. Russia has now replied, saying that such threats against trade with Moscow are illegal. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that forcing countries to stop trade with Russia is unacceptable and each country has the right to choose trade partners.
Peskov said this pressure will be interpreted as a threat. According to reports, Peskov said to journalists, Russia’s consciousness of threats and attempts to force countries to cut trade with Russia, he said.
The Kremlin spokesman said Russia should have the right to select the dominant countries’ own trade partners and to choose the forms of trade and economic cooperation in the interests of a particular country.
On Monday, US President Donald Trump warned India to reduce its trade, such as oil and defense items or additional tariffs. Trump, India’s oil intake fueled the Russian-Ukraine war.
“India not only buys a large amount of Russian oil, but they sell it in the open market for large snow for most of the purchased oil. They don’t care how many people in Ukraine have been killed by the Russian war machine.” “Therefore, I will greatly increase the tariff paid by India to the United States.”
Trump, after threatening to apply heavy tariffs to New Delhi on Monday, said the country’s targeting on Russian oil purchases by the United States was unfair and unreasonable. A statement published by the Foreign Ministry (MEA) spokesman said that like any great economy, it will take all the necessary measures to protect India’s national interests and economic security ”.
According to the government, India was targeted by the US and the European Union to import oil from Russia after the start of the Ukrainian conflict. “In fact, India began to import from Russia because traditional materials were directed to Europe after the eruption of the conflict.
“India’s imports are to provide predictable and affordable energy costs for the Indian consumers. It is a necessity that is forced by the global market situation. However, it reveals that the nations criticizing India themselves are fond of trade with Russia. (With agency inputs)
