Trump announced that starting in August, a 25% tariff will be imposed on India due to its purchase of russian energy resources

This was stated by U.S. President Donald Trump on his social media platform Truth Social.

"Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the world", - said Trump.

He added that the country has "the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary" trade barriers of all countries.

"Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE — ALL THINGS NOT GOOD! INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25%, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST", - emphasized Trump.