UPDATE - Trump says he will ‘substantially’ raise tariffs on India over Russian oil sales

ADDS REACTION FROM REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE

By Rabia Iclal Turan

WASHINGTON (AA) - US President Donald Trump said he would impose higher tariffs on India, accusing the country of profiting from the resale of Russian oil.

"India is not only buying massive amounts of Russian Oil, they are then, for much of the Oil purchased, selling it on the Open Market for big profits," Trump wrote on Truth social media Sunday.

"They don’t care how many people in Ukraine are being killed by the Russian War Machine. Because of this, I will be substantially raising the Tariff paid by India to the USA."

He did not provide further details on the scope or timeline of the tariff hike. The statement follows Trump’s earlier threats of penalties against New Delhi over its continued energy and defense ties with Moscow.

** Referring to Trump's post, Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested that the US should stop offering Indian nationals H-1B employment visas for foreign citizens with specialized skills, and repeated her call to halt funding and arms for Ukraine.

**"End Indian H1-B visas replacing American jobs instead and stop funding and sending weapons to the Obama/Biden/Neocon Ukraine Russia war," the congresswoman said on X.

Russian oil last year accounted for 35% to 40% of India’s total oil imports. India has not officially responded to Trump’s latest remarks.