“According to US President Donald Trump, the United States is ready to reduce tariffs for India, which has significantly reduced purchases of Russian oil.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: Trump during the swearing-in ceremony as the ambassador of the Republic of India, quoted by the public broadcaster “Suspilne”
Details: During a briefing with reporters at the White House, Trump was asked if he was willing to go ahead with reducing tariffs for New Delhi.
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“Tariffs on India are extremely high because of Russian oil. They have suspended purchases – significantly reduced imports. Yes, we will reduce tariffs,” Trump said.
Trump gave a brief answer to a clarifying question about which reduction was in question.
“At some stage, we will reduce them,” the US president replied.
What preceded: Trump had earlier said that India had largely stopped buying Russian oil following Washington’s sanctions and tariffs.
At the end of October, the media reported that Indian oil refining companies had not placed new orders for the purchase of Russian oil since the introduction of sanctions and were awaiting clarification from the government and suppliers.
We will remind:
The United States introduced sanctions against the largest Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil, as well as their subsidiaries.
In the morning of October 23, the European Union finally approved the 19th package of sanctions against Russia by written procedure.
The Indian company Reliance Industries Ltd. purchased millions of barrels of crude oil from the Middle East and the United States after Washington imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil.