Donald Trump: New tariffs against India because of Kremlin deals

Trump had previously announced tariffs of the same amount on Indian imports, but left open how high the additional "penalty" for dealings with the Kremlin would be. The now announced 25 percent would double the rate to a total of 50 percent.

With this move, the US president aims to further weaken the Kremlin's economic base, especially by putting greater pressure on major energy consumers such as China and India. Russia has been waging a war of aggression against its neighbor Ukraine for more than three years and keeps its war machine running primarily through the sale of its raw materials, especially fossil fuels such as oil and gas.