U.S. President Donald Trump warned on the 4th (local time) that he would significantly raise tariffs on India for purchasing Russian oil.
On that day, Trump noted in a post on the social networking service Truth Social, "India not only purchases a huge amount of Russian oil, but also has been making a large profit by selling most of the oil they bought on the market."
He added, "They do not care how many people are dying from Russia's war machine in Ukraine," and said, "For this reason, I will raise tariffs significantly on India."
Earlier, on the 30th of last month, Trump had pointed out the same issue regarding India, stating that he would impose a 25% reciprocal tariff along with a 'penalty.'
Stephen Miller, the White House Deputy Chief of Staff known as Trump's advisor, also emphasized the previous day that "we cannot tolerate India continuously funding the war through its purchase of Russian crude oil."
Ultimately, Trump appears to be pressuring India by suggesting the possibility of applying a tariff rate of '25%+α (alpha)' ahead of the effective date of the reciprocal tariff (7th).