By Admin 
US State Department spokesman Tami Bruce refused to comment on India’s reactions in which President Donald Trump threatened to put tariffs on buying oil from Russia.
On Tuesday (August 5, 2025), a journalist, Foreign Minister S.K. Asked the question about Jaishankar’s comments, to which he said, ‘I will not give any opinion on the comment of any other country what they will do or what they will not do.’
Tammy Bruce said in a sarcastic tone, ‘I can hardly do this here too.’ Expressing a little surprise, he said, “I can hardly do this here too,” he criticized the purchase of oil from India, saying that Trump is the guide, and what Russia is doing and the countries that are helping in this war against Ukraine, then it will depend on the President Trump to react to how he reacts. “
In regular briefing organized after Donald Trump’s statement, Bruce gave his response while talking to reporters. Trump on Friday announced that he would impose a heavy duty of more than 25 percent within 24 hours on India for buying oil from Russia and selling products made from it.
He alleged, ‘They are buying Russian oil and fueling the Russian war machine.’ External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on Monday criticized the tariff’s danger indirectly and said, ‘We are living in complex and indefinite times. Our collective desire is to see a fair and representative global system, not dominated by some people.
Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar did not mention Trump in his statement. The Ministry of External Affairs said, “Like any major economy, India will take all necessary steps to protect its national interests and economic security.” He also criticized the underlying double standards of isolating India and stated that the European Union’s trade with Russia is $ 67.5 billion, and Washington is also buying uranium, paladium, fertilizer and other chemicals.