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Posted on 08/03/2025 10:29:57 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
A top aide to President Donald Trump on Sunday accused India of effectively financing Russia's war in Ukraine by purchasing oil from Moscow, after the U.S. leader escalated pressure on New Delhi to stop buying Russian oil.
"What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia," said Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff at the White House and one of Trump's most influential aides.
Miller's criticism was some of the strongest yet by the Trump administration about one of the United States' major partners in the Indo-Pacific.
"People will be shocked to learn that India is basically tied with China in purchasing Russian oil. That's an astonishing fact," Miller said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
“India and China have have fought each other for over 60 years. India’s best interest is to stay on the US’s best side.”
Russia is not a bad ally to have against China too. The Russia/China bromance will likely start to wither once the Neocons are finally spanked in Ukraine, but India’s relationship with Russia and the Soviet Union dates back 75 years.
India is a craphole.
So is 98% of Russia. Birds of a feather...
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