Key points
- India has a massive trade deficit with US: Trump
- Says ex-Russian president entering “dangerous territory” with war rhetoric
- “Ultimatum game” with Russia could lead to war: Medvedev
ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump hit out hard at India and Russia a day after announcing 25 per cent tariffs on imports from India as a penalty for doing trade with Russia.
He warned former Kremlin Spokesperson Medvedev to watch his words on Russia-US relations.
He criticised India’s high tariffs, ratcheting up pressure on the Modi government, which has been unable to strike a deal with the US.
Hitting out at India and Russia, he has said he does not care about New Delhi’s dealings with Moscow and that the two “can take their dead economies down together”.
“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care. We have done very little business with India, their tariffs are too high, among the highest in the world. Likewise, Russia and the USA do almost no business together. Let’s keep it that way,” he said in a post on Truth Social.
Following Trump’s announcement on tariffs, the Indian government had said it has “taken note” and is “studying its implications”
“Very dangerous territory”
The US President targeted former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for warning that Washington DC’s “ultimatum game” with Russia could lead to war. “…and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory,” the US President said.
