Russian oil goes to India, Europeans buy refined products from them: Scott Bessent

January 26, 2026
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Russian oil goes to India, Europeans buy refined products from them: Scott Bessent

[ad_1] Treasury secretary Scott Bessent said the US made much bigger sacrifices than the European countries in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “We have put 25% tariffs on India for buying Russian oil. Guess what happened last week? The Europeans signed a trade deal with India,” Bessent said, explaining that Russian oil goes to India and then […]

August 14, 2025
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Russia-US talks: Were tariffs on India a way to get Putin to come to the table? What Trump said

[ad_1] US President Donald Trump on Thursday said that the secondary tariffs imposed on India may have influenced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to meet him, ahead of their scheduled summit in Alaska on Friday. Trump said the tariffs “probably” played a part in bringing Moscow to the table as he seeks a peace deal […]