Washington: President Donald Trump threatened Monday to hike US tariffs on goods from India over its purchases of Russian oil — a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. New Delhi quickly pushed back, saying the move was unjustified and vowing to protect its interests. Trump’s heightened pressure on India comes after he signaled fresh sanctions on Moscow if it did not make progress by Friday toward a peace deal with Kyiv, more than three years since Russia’s invasion.

Despite U.S. President Donald Trump telling reporters Friday that he "heard" India would halt purchases, officials in New Delhi have pushed back.

The US president said that India is selling Russian oil on the open market "for big profits"