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US expert urges Washington to stop blaming India alone for Donald Trump’s Ukraine peace woes.
US President Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi (Image: Reuters/File)
A leading US strategic affairs expert urged Washington to stop “singling out” India over President Donald Trump’s frustrations with peacemaking in the Russia-Ukraine war, pointing out that several countries bear responsibility for complicating his peace push.
In an interview to NDTV, Ashley J. Tellis said, “Stop singling out India as the author of all the complications for Trump’s peace initiative in Ukraine. There are many who bear the responsibility for making President Trump’s life difficult with respect to his Ukraine peace initiative. So stop singling out India as if it is the only author of his misfortunes.”
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Ashley J. Tellis’ comments come as Donald Trump doubled tariffs on Indian goods to 50 percent, punishing New Delhi for its continued purchase of Russian crude oil. India became a major buyer of Russian oil in 2022 but data shows that Beijing eclipsed New Delhi in 2024 as China imported $62.6 billion worth of Russian oil compared to India’s $52.7 billion. Despite this, Donald Trump has kept his criticism focused on India, ignoring China’s larger role.
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Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro recently provoked outrage by labelling the conflict “Modi’s war”, claiming Moscow’s offensive was fuelled by Indian purchases of Russian energy. Ashley J. Tellis dismissed such assertions, stressing that neither PM Modi nor Donald Trump can deliver peace in Ukraine so long as Russian President Vladimir Putin refuses to abandon his objectives.
“Mr Putin is not going to stop the war simply because his best friends abroad have persuaded him,” he said.
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This comes as Donald Trump himself expressed disappointment in Vladimir Putin, saying, “I am very disappointed in President Putin, I can say that and we will be doing something to help people live.”
Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, signaled conditional openness to talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy but cast doubt on their utility.
“I’ve never ruled out meeting Zelenskyy, but the question is whether it can be meaningful,” Vladimir Putin said. He added that Russia was “not fighting for territories” but for people’s rights to language and culture. The Russian leader warned that the conflict could only end if “common sense prevails.”
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