NATO Secretary-Normal Mark Rutte stated on Thursday that US tariffs on India are not directly affecting Russia. He added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has contacted Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to clarify his plans on Ukraine.
Rutte informed CNN on the UN Normal Meeting, “Trump’s tariffs on India are having a huge impact on Russia. Delhi is on the cellphone with Putin, and Narendra Modi is asking him to clarify his technique on Ukraine as a result of India is being hit with tariffs.”
Final month, US President Donald Trump introduced a 25% tariff on India for what it termed as unfair commerce practices and a further 25% aimed toward penalizing New Delhi for persevering with to buy Russian oil. The mixed tariffs, introduced by Trump, took impact on August 27.
In line with the US administration, the measures are supposed to dissuade India from shopping for Russian oil, which Washington argues gives oblique help to Moscow’s army marketing campaign in Ukraine.
Trump has additional urged NATO members to implement 100% tariffs on China to finish the Russia-Ukraine battle.
As well as, Trump signaled that he’s ready to introduce what he described as “main sanctions” in opposition to Russia.
India Denounces 50% Tariffs as Discriminatory
New Delhi has sharply condemned Washington’s transfer, calling the tariff construction unfair and discriminatory. Indian officers argue that the nation is being singled out, at the same time as European nations proceed to import Russian vitality in giant volumes. They highlighted that Europe’s commerce with Russia amounted to EUR 67.5 billion in items throughout 2024 and EUR 17.2 billion in providers in 2023, regardless of the continuing battle. This, India says, underscores a double normal, as no equal punitive steps have been directed at European nations regardless of their important industrial dealings with Moscow.
Russia-Ukraine Battle
The Russia-Ukraine battle started with the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces in February 2022. Since then, it has advanced into a chronic and devastating battle marked by intense combating.