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‘Maybe I Won’t Have to Do It’: Trump on India’s Additional 25% Tariffs for Buying Russian Oil
US tariffs and sanctions threats have pressured India to reduce Russian oil imports, which accounted for about 40% of Russia's oil trade with India, Trump said in an interview.
- On August 27, 2025, US President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on India, including a 25% tariff targeting Indian purchases of Russian oil.
- The tariffs aimed to punish India for continuing to buy Russian crude despite US efforts to isolate Moscow economically, though New Delhi denies stopping its crude imports.
- In a Fox News interview conducted while traveling to his summit with Putin in Alaska, Trump claimed that India had essentially stopped purchasing Russian oil due to the tariffs.
- Trump said, "If I have to do it, I'll do it. Maybe I won't have to do it," referring to possible secondary sanctions that would be devastating from China’s standpoint.
- India welcomed the summit between Trump and Putin, termed the pursuit of peace commendable, condemned the tariffs as unjustified, and vowed to safeguard its national interests.
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Trump said that the Alaska summit was successful after talks with Putin on the Ukraine war and he gave it 10 out of 10 marks. He said that I may have to think about this (sanctions) in 2-3 weeks, but there is no immediate need for it.
US Secondary Tariffs: Trump made this statement to Fox News on board Air Force One while going to Alaska for an important summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
·India
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'Russia lost an oil client': Trump says he ‘may not have to’ impose secondary tariffs on India after Putin meet
Trump on Friday said Russia has “lost an oil client” in India after Washington imposed penalties on New Delhi for buying Russian crude, but hinted he may not impose similar secondary tariffs on nations continuing such purchases.
·Mumbai, India
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