Peter Navarro blames Russia-Ukraine conflict on India [View all]

White House trade advisor’s comments come hours after US imposes 50% tariffs on Indian goods

Maroosha Muzaffar
Thursday 28 August 2025 12:33 BST

... rump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, ... claimed that India’s ongoing purchases of Russian oil were “funding the war machine”.

His remarks came just hours after the US implemented 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods on Wednesday ...

When the journalist said, “You mean Putin’s war?” Mr Navarro was quick to correct: “Modi’s war” ...

While Russia now supplies 35–40 per cent of India’s crude, up from under 2 per cent before February 2022, New Delhi has also stated that the US has not applied similar tariffs to China, the EU, or other major Russian oil importers ...

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/trump-russia-ukraine-modi-war-tariffs-peter-navarro-b2815710.html