# US President Donald Trump announced that imports from India will face 25-percent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified “penalty” for New Delhi’s purchases of Russian weapons and energy. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that the measures will kick in on Friday. He added that India has “always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of energy, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to stop the war in Ukraine.
Trump announces 25% tariff on imports from India, ‘penalty’ for buying weapons and energy from Russia