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In a fiery press conference, US President Donald Trump denied ever specifying a 100% tariff on countries importing oil from Russia — just days after threatening India for being Moscow’s top energy buyer. “I never said a percentage,” Trump claimed, as pressure mounts from New Delhi over alleged Western hypocrisy. India, now facing 25% tariffs, responded by spotlighting America’s own billion-dollar trade with Russia — including uranium and fertilisers. Trump's wavering comments come amid backlash from allies and Republicans alike.

Meanwhile, India and Russia have reaffirmed their strategic defence ties. Trump now says further penalties will be decided after talks with Russian officials. As India's energy imports top $50B, New Delhi defends its sovereign trade decisions — exposing what it calls Western “double standards.” Is Trump walking back under pressure, or is this just the calm before another tariff storm?

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00:00Do you still plan to follow through on your threat to impose 100% tariffs on all countries
00:23that purchase Russian energy, including China?
00:26Well, I never said a percentage, but we'll be doing quite a bit of that.
00:29We'll see what happens over the next fairly short period of time.
00:33But we'll see what happens.
00:35Yep.
00:36You know, they have a meeting tomorrow.
00:39We have a meeting with Russia tomorrow.
00:41We're going to see what happens.
00:42We'll make that determination at that time.
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