Trump cannot tolerate India and China buying fuel from Russia. The current main agenda of the United States is to prevent this by any means. Tariffs are the weapon of the US for this. But Trump's threat of additional tariffs has not shaken China and India at all. With this, Trump is trying to ally himself with the European Union. Trump has now asked the European Union (EU) to impose 100% tariffs on India and China.
Trump estimates that pitting India against Russia could deal a blow to Russia's economic power. The energy sector is the driving force of the Russian economy. Crude oil is Russia's main income in this sector. Trump says that the Ukraine war is not over because India and China are importing Russian fuel on a large scale. He also made a statement that India is indirectly funding this war. In addition, Trump is said to be aiming to end the war and fuel his Nobel Peace Prize ambitions
The US first imposed a 25% tariff on India and then a 25% penalty on the purchase of Russian fuel. There is also a threat of tariffs against China. At the same time, Russia is providing fuel to India at a higher discount rate, and India continues to import. China is also preparing to purchase ten times more Russian fuel in October than it did in September. It is believed that the realization that it is not enough to increase it with the US alone is behind the current efforts to keep the European Union on board.