U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday (August 5, 2025) acknowledged that he had no data that the United States imports Russian Chemicals and fertilizers. The rebuttal got here after India claimed that U.S. continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear trade, fertilisers, in addition to chemicals.
When requested by the ANI about U.S. Imports of Russian chemicals and fertilizers throughout a press convention on the White House, Mr. Trump mentioned, “I don’t know anything about it. We will have to check.” ANI has reached out to the President’s press staff and awaits for a response.
The remark got here a day after the U.S. President introduced that the United States would “substantially raise” tariffs on India over its buy of Russian oil. ”India just isn’t solely shopping for large quantities of Russian Oil, they’re then, for a lot of the oil bought, promoting it on the open marketplace for huge income. They don’t care how many individuals in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I can be considerably elevating the Tariff paid by India to the U.S.A. Thank you on your consideration to this matter!!!” Mr. Trump had mentioned in a put up on Truth Social on Monday (August 4, 2025).
The U.S. President’s assertion was strongly rejected by India, with the Ministry of External Affairs calling the focusing on of India “unjustified and unreasonable.” In an in depth response, India mentioned its imports from Russia had been based mostly on market wants and vitality safety, particularly after Western nations diverted conventional provides to Europe following the Ukraine battle. ”In reality, India started importing from Russia as a result of conventional provides had been diverted to Europe after the outbreak of the battle. The United States at the moment actively inspired such imports by India for strengthening international vitality markets stability. India’s imports are supposed to guarantee predictable and reasonably priced vitality prices to the Indian shopper. They are a necessity compelled by international market state of affairs. However, it’s revealing that the very nations criticizing India are themselves indulging in commerce with Russia. Unlike our case, such commerce just isn’t even a significant nationwide compulsion,” the assertion famous.
The authorities additionally pointed to continued commerce between Russia and each the United States and the European Union. ”Where the United States is anxious, it continues to import from Russia uranium hexafluoride for its nuclear trade, palladium for its EV trade, fertilisers, in addition to chemicals. In this background, the focusing on of India is unjustified and unreasonable. Like any main economic system, India will take all mandatory measures to safeguard its nationwide pursuits and financial safety,” the MEA assertion mentioned.
