US President Donald Trump on Sunday (7 September 2025) responded to the question of journalists and said that yes he can increase the ban on Russia compared to earlier. The importance of this yes of Trump increases further because earlier US Finance Minister Scott Besant had asked Russia to impose more tariffs on the countries buying oil. Besant argues that it is impossible to bring Putin to the conversation table without financially destroying Russia.

India may get the biggest shock of this policy, because India is importing a large amount of crude oil from Russia. This step is important for Indian energy security, but the US believes that Russia is getting financial benefit due to buying oil, which it is using in war against Ukraine.

American tariff threat on India
The US Finance Minister did not directly name India, but the statement given by him was clear. He said that if the US and the European Union together put more tariffs on Russian oil buying countries, then Russia’s economy will collapse. India is already facing 25% additional tariffs due to buying oil from Russia, due to which the total tariff has reached 50%. Top officials in Washington have indicated that India can be put further pressure in the coming time. However, on this matter, India says that its oil import is completely in the national interest and it will not change its policy by being influenced by the politics of a third country.
Ukraine War Refight Status and International Response
The summit held between Trump and Putin in Alaska was expected that the tension would be reduced, but the result turned out to be upside down. The war has erupted even more. On Sunday, Russia bombed the government premises of Kiev, causing the situation to become more serious. The aim of America is to close Russia’s revenue source. Russia is cut off from Europe and America, but due to countries like India and China, it is still getting buyers. This is the reason that America is constantly targeting India.

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On the issue of Kashmir, Pakistan has once again talked without head to foot. Pakistan on Friday made a statement that it is ready to seek the help of any country including America to resolve the Kashmir issue. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman Shafkat Ali Khan said in a press briefing on Friday that Pakistan will welcome help not only from America, but from any country that can help resolve the Kashmir dispute and stabilize the situation. He said that this dispute is at the center of issues of peace and security in South Asia.

India’s stance clear: Third party refusal denial
India has been continuously saying that it does not want any third party participation in a conversation with Pakistan. The 1972 Shimla Agreement also rejected the mediation of a third party between the two countries. India has also made it clear that it will talk with Pakistan only on the return of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and the issue of terrorism.

No contact after May’s struggle
There has been no mutual contact since the four -day struggle between the two countries in May. Khan said that Pakistan welcomes America’s interest to resolve this issue, but India will have to make up its mind. At present, there is no interaction between the two sides other than regular diplomatic contact.

Response to terrorism, rumors and allegations
Speaking on terrorism in Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, Khan said that the issue of terrorism spreading from Afghanistan has been raised many times. He dismissed the news of a secret agreement with the US to extract minerals and described the allegations of Pakistani citizens’ involvement in the Ukraine conflict as “baseless”. Khan said that Ukraine officials have not made formal contact with Pakistan on this issue.