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White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller accused India of funding Russia’s war by buying its oil during a Fox News interview, amid growing U.S. pressure to end such trade.

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00:00Meanwhile, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller accuses India of effectively
00:05financing Russia's war in Ukraine by continuing to purchase oil from Moscow during a Fox News
00:11interview on Sunday. This comes amid escalating U.S. pressure on New Delhi to halt its trade with
00:17Russia. So what he said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue
00:25financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia. People will be shocked to learn that India
00:30is basically tied with China in purchasing Russian oil. That's an astonishing fact. India
00:37portrays itself as being one of our closest friends in the world, but they don't accept our products.
00:43Miller's remarks marked one of the strongest rebukes yet by the Trump administration against a key U.S.
00:49partner in the Indo-Pacific. The Indian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond
00:54to request for comment. However, Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday
01:00that New Delhi will continue purchasing Russian oil despite U.S. threats. A 25% tariff on Indian
01:07goods went into effect last Friday, citing India's purchase of military equipment and energy from
01:13Russia. U.S. President Donald Trump has also threatened 100% tariffs on imports from countries
01:19that continue buying Russian oil unless Russian President Vladimir Putin agrees to a major peace deal
01:25with Ukraine.
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