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 ...
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The Bolton zeepers are nutters.
Stephen Miller was once again on fire today!
“mucus the neocon nutter is slamming Modi, now.”
I think, in the end, the Zeepers want the US ISOLATED, while the rest of the world zips by us. Otherwise they have supported being on good terms with both Russia and India.
It’s hard to otherwise understand them, now that they’re writing off the most populous country in the world (and #3 in GNP).
Looks like people aren’t checking how many fingers they have left after shaking hands with Little Zelya.
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Zeepers want the US isolated?
Hardly. Who was hollering “The heck with Europe!” when they sought our participation in Ukraine’s defense?
India is not 3rd in GDP. And it depends heavily on it’s exports to USA. And President Trump is fond of negotiating trade deals .... as appropriate.
“Who was hollering “The heck with Europe!””
European leaders, or technically, “The heck with Europeans”, as the Great Replacement continues full steam, so they’re just about out of business.
“India is not 3rd in GDP. “
You might want to check again on GNP, it’s China, then US, then India, at least according to Wikipedia.
If you read the Ukrainians and the Russians posting on X, you’ll see that they make no secret of their hatred for the U.S. and for President Trump.
Both sides hate us. I don’t know why our government is wasting time on them.
Brilliant. Yes, Europe was hollering for us to ignore their pleas for sharing in the defense of Ukraine with them. Sure.
Even Wiki has Japan over India. Most have Germany ahead, as well. And other European countries are right up there, especially when combined.
India is a craphole.
“India is a craphole.”
EXACTLY.
India should be wrapping up that deal for the Russian SU-57’s any day now. An order for 114 F-35’s - POOF! I guess they don’t want to deal with crazy people.
That’s where you need to be.
Nominal has been DISCREDITED, due to carrying worthless stuff, ask any economist.
By the way, Russia is #4, ahead of Japan and Germany.
It is generally recognized that the GDP-PPP is a more accurate reflection of a nations economy.
Apparently, there is a list for everyone. In any case, the differences are not great between them. India is a big economy, no doubt. And no one wants to just write it off. But US is much bigger, and no one would want to write it off, either.
https://www.worldometers.info/gdp/gdp-by-country/
I believe the differences reflect the domestic cost of, or standard of living, vs international trade power.
I like USA, either way...
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.
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