‘Aggressive Leverage’: JD Vance Says Trump Put Tariffs On India To Force Russia On Ukraine War

Last Updated:August 25, 2025, 07:13 IST

Vance said that such a measure was part of Washington’s plan to make it difficult for Russia to collect high revenues from its oil trade. 

US Vice President JD Vance. (File photo)

US Vice President JD Vance on Sunday said Donald Trump imposed secondary tariffs on India as “aggressive economic leverage” aimed at pressuring Russia to end the war in Ukraine.

Vance told NBC News’ ‘Meet the Press’ that such a measure was part of Washington’s plan to make it difficult for Russia to collect high revenues from its oil trade.

“Trump has applied aggressive economic leverage, for example secondary tariffs on India, to try to make it harder for the Russians to get rich from their oil economy,” Vance said.

The Trump administration has repeatedly voiced opposition to India’s purchase of discounted Russian oil, yet it has notably avoided criticising China, the largest buyer of Moscow’s crude.

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