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The White House has said Donald Trump has doubled tariffs on India to 50% to put secondary pressure on Russia over the Ukraine war.
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US President Donald Trump has imposed steep tariffs on India as part of efforts to apply indirect pressure on Russia to end the Ukraine conflict, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday.
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Her statement comes days after Donald Trump doubled India’s tariff to 50 per cent, as he announced an additional 25 per cent levy on the previously announced 25 per cent.
“The President has put tremendous public pressure to bring this war to a close. He’s taken actions, as you’ve seen, sanctions on India and other actions as well,” Leavitt said, responding to a question on how long Trump was willing to wait and operate in good faith for Putin.
“He has made himself very clear that he wants to see this war end, and he has scoffed at the ideas of others that have been raised that we should wait another month before any meeting takes place,” she said.
“The President wants to move and he wants to bring this war to an end as quickly as possible,” she added.
During her briefing, Leavitt also echoed Trump in claiming that the US President ended the military conflict between India and Pakistan.
“Russia and all countries around the world actually respect the United States again. And the President is using the might of American strength to demand that respect from our allies, our friends, our adversaries all around the world,” she said.
“And we’ve seen that not just lead to progress with Russia and Ukraine, but also we’ve seen it in the closing of seven global conflicts around the world as well.”
“We’ve seen it with the release of hostages in Gaza. We’ve seen it with the end of the conflict between India and Pakistan, which could have resulted in a nuclear war if we had not had a President who believed in the strength and the leverage that comes with the job of being the President of the United States of America,” the White House Press Secretary said.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
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