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India responds to U.S. penalty over Russia oil

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Newest development Aug 2, 2025 · 4 reportsIndia indicates it will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump's threats

Indian officials confirmed Saturday the country is not altering policy and will continue buying oil from Russia, despite threats of a financial "penalty" from U.S. President Donald Trump.

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    India responds to U.S. penalty over Russia oil

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    India indicates it will keep buying Russian oil despite Trump's threats

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  1. CNN

    Trump threatens India with tariffs as high as 25% (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to raise tariffs on Indian imports as high as 25% if the allied nations cannot complete a long-sought trade agreement.

  2. Southern Minnesota

    Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil, President Donald Trump

  3. The American Conservative

    Trump Says He’ll Tariff India Over Russian Ties (opens The American Conservative)

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    State of the Union: The president has wielded trade levies to refashion the global trading system.

  4. Townhall

    Trump Just Hit This Country With Massive Tariffs for Helping Russia (opens Townhall)

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    Trump imposes 25% tariffs on India for military ties with Russia, sparking controversy.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Trump hits India with 25% tariff, extra ‘penalty’ for Russian oil purchases (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The US president said while India ‘is our friend’, it imposes stiff tariffs on US goods and buys too much Russian oil.

  6. Blaze Media

    Trump slaps India with 25% tariff — in an attempt to influence Russia (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    The US is India's top trade partner.

  7. New York Post

    Trump’s tariff warning to India is a big step toward shutting down Putin’s war machine (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    President Donald Trump is moving steadily and pointedly to making a shutdown of Vladimir Putin’s war machine a core goal of his tariff initiatives — with his tough talk on India just the latest sign.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Trump announces 25% tariffs on India over ties to Russia (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Trump previously teased the tariffs on India Tuesday, despite characterizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a good friend.

  9. FOX Business

    Trump announces 25% tariff on India, slamming 'obnoxious' trade barriers, Russia military and energy buys (opens FOX Business)

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    President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on India starting Aug. 1, citing trade barriers and Russia military purchases amid $45.7 billion U.S. trade deficit.

  10. KOB 4

    Trump announces 25% tariff on India starting Aug. 1, unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy (opens KOB 4)

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    President Donald Trump says he'll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil. Trump said on Truth Social on Wednesday that India “is our friend” but its “Tariffs are far too high” on U.S. goods.

  11. Digital Journal

    Trump hits India with 25% tariff and 'penalty' over Russia ties (opens Digital Journal)

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    Trump said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 percent tariffs.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Trump to impose 25% tariff on India – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    US President Donald Trump criticized Indian trade policies and the decision to buy weapons from Russia while announcing that the US would impose tariffs of 25% on India.

  13. New York Post

    Trump threatens India with 25% tariff — plus ‘penalty’ for buying Russian energy (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump threatened Wednesday to impose a 25% tariff on India on Aug. 1 -- along with an additional penalty for buying Russian energy and weapons.

  14. Delaware Public Media

    Trump dashes hopes of a trade deal with India by Aug. 1, announcing 25% tariffs (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    President Trump said he would pose an additional penalty on India for its trade relations with Russia, which Trump is trying to pressure over its war with Ukraine.

  15. Newsweek

    List of items US imports from India as Donald Trump announces new tariffs (opens Newsweek)

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    The 25 percent fee will apply to all goods from India, alongside an extra import tax because of India

  16. WMUR

    Trump announces 25% tariff on India, unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy (opens WMUR)

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    President Trump plans to impose a 25% tariff on Indian goods and an additional tax, citing India's purchase of Russian oil and military equipment

  17. Fortune

    Trump calls India 'our friend' but slaps 25% tariff down plus additional 'penalty' because it's buying oil from Russia (opens Fortune)

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    Trump also said the outlines of a trade agreement with India had not yet been finalized.

  18. NBC News

    Trump hits India with 25% tariff (opens NBC News)

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    Imports from India will now face a 25% tariff, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, his latest trade-war declaration in what has become a cornerstone of his second administration

  19. The Boston Globe

    Trump announces 25 percent tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian energy (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The president said on his Truth Social platform that India “is our friend” but its “Tariffs are far too high” on US goods.

  20. Breitbart News

    Trump Says He Is Tracking a 20-25 Percent Tariff on India (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday that he is looking at placing a 20-25 percent tariff on India.

  21. WHDH Boston

    Trump announces 25% tariff on India and unspecified penalties for buying Russian oil - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’ll impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of

  22. Hot Air

    Trump to India: Choose Between Russian Oil and US Markets (opens Hot Air)

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    Trump pressures India to choose between Russian oil and US markets amid rising tensions.

  23. The Hill

    Trump says India will face tariff, ‘penalty’ for buying Russian military equipment, energy (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Wednesday announced that he will impose a 25 percent tariff in addition to a "penalty" for purchasing Russian weapons on India this week.

  24. The Guardian

    Trump imposes 25% tariff on India plus ‘penalty’ over ties to Russia (opens The Guardian)

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    US president calls Delhi a friend but criticises policies such as buying arms and energy from Russia amid Ukraine war

  25. CNN

    US tariff talks: Trump plans to impose a Russia ‘penalty’ on India (opens CNN)

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    President Donald Trump is ratcheting up the pressure on India, calling into question the prospects of a deal with a key US trading partner just days before his tariff deadline.

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