US President Donald Trump has launched a brand new broadside in opposition to India and Russia, saying he’s not bothered by their financial transactions and going as far as to say the 2 nations “can take their lifeless economies down collectively.” The incendiary feedback, posted on Fact Social, come sizzling on the heels of the President saying new 25 p.c tariffs on Indian imports.
“I do not care what occurs between India and Russia. They will take their lifeless economies down collectively, for all I care,” Trump tweeted. He additionally claimed the restricted commerce relations between the US and India, pointing to India’s “far too excessive” tariffs. In the identical vein, he acknowledged his want to depart the present restricted enterprise relation between the US and Russia as it’s.
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( Donald J. Trump – Jul 31, 2025, 12:00 AM ET )I don’t care what India does with Russia. They will take their lifeless economies down collectively, for all I care. We now have carried out little or no enterprise with India, their Tariffs are too excessive, amongst… pic.twitter.com/rMxrys4biq
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The President’s feedback additionally addressed former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, warning him to “watch his phrases” after Medvedev was quoted as warning that Washington D.C.’s “ultimatum recreation” with Russia would possibly carry warfare. Trump referred to Medvedev as a “failed former President of Russia, who believes he is nonetheless President.”
These assertions escalate a latest diplomatic dispute. Solely yesterday, President Trump introduced 25 p.c import tariffs plans from India and threatened penalties to New Delhi’s shopping for from Moscow. He highlighted the present “large” commerce deficit in opposition to India regardless of pondering of the nation as a “buddy,” owing to what he categorized as “strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Commerce Boundaries.”
Trump additionally criticized India’s years-long protection purchases from Russia, including that India “has all the time bought an unlimited proportion of their army {hardware} from Russia.” He additionally alluded to India’s massive power buys from Russia, along with China, when Western nations are calling for an finish to the warfare in Ukraine.
The West has additionally criticized India repeatedly for persevering with to purchase Russian oil for the reason that outbreak of the warfare in Ukraine. Constantly, India’s Exterior Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar would state India is defending its stand appropriately, declaring the efforts being taken to make the very best offers for the residents of New Delhi. He additionally threw some double requirements muck at Western powers, insisting that they have to recover from the concept “Europe’s issues are the world’s issues, however the world’s issues will not be Europe’s issues.”
Trump’s sharp rebuke of Medvedev, who at the moment serves because the Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Safety Council, comes after a latest submit by Medvedev on X (previously Twitter). In his weblog, Medvedev had signaled Trump’s “ultimatum recreation” with Russia as “a menace and a step in direction of warfare,” not with Russia or Ukraine, however with Trump’s “personal nation.” This particular dialog got here after Trump’s vociferous disappointment at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s lack of ability to place an finish to the warfare in Ukraine, with Trump reportedly shortening his supplied peace settlement timeline from 50 days to a paltry 10 or 12 days.