The Kremlin on August 5 criticised US President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil, a key source of revenue for Moscow’s military offensive on Ukraine.Trump has given Moscow until Friday (August 8) to make progress on a peace deal with Kyiv or face NEW economic sanctions that could include punishments on countries that purchase Russia’s vital oil and gas exports.Trump on Monday (August 4) specifically threatened India with higher tariffs, prompting New Delhi to brand any potential move “unjustified and unreasonable”.Russia echoed that criticism Tuesday.”Sovereign countries have the right to choose their own trading partners,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. Without naming Trump, he criticised calls to “force countries to sever trading relations” with Russia as “illegitimate”. :00 INTRODUCTIONINDIA HITS BACK, POINTS TO US, EU “DOUBLE STANDARDS”KREMLIN SLAMS TRUMP’S “ILLEGAL THREATS”UKRAINE FLAGS INDIAN-MADE COMPONENTS IN RUSSIAN DRONESn18oc_world n18oc_crux
