-Abhishek Vij US President Donald Trump never tires of calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi his old friend. Despite this, India has been facing threats from Trump to increase tariffs on petrol purchased from Russia. Going further, the US Congress has now passed a new law giving Trump the power to impose 100% tariffs on countries.
External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar on Friday questioned the West over its double standards and defended India's decision to procure Russian oil following the beginning of the Ukraine war in 2022.
The United States Department of the Treasury has prolonged its sanctions waiver for Russian crude already stuck at sea, granting an additional month of relief
Washington DC: US Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Friday said that Washington’s decision on issuing a 30-day waiver to India to purchase certain Russian oil supplies is part of “short-term measures” aimed at keeping global oil prices under control amid supply pressures linked to tensions in the Middle East. Speaking to ABC News Live, Wright.
Trump on Wednesday asserted that he has been “assured” that India won’t be buying oil from Russia, while adding that he understood that it couldn’t be done “immediately.”
When asked about a potential meeting with the Prime Minister in Malaysia during a press conference at the White House, Trump said, "Yeah, sure, he's a friend of mine. We have a great relationship."
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a stern warning to Europe to immediately halt purchases of Russian oil in an effort to stop Moscow’s funding of its conflict efforts in Ukraine. Speaking to reporters ahead of his upcoming state visit to the United Kingdom, Trump further stated that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
