Displeased with India’s inability to strike a trade deal with the United States before self-imposed August 1 deadline, President Donald Trump has lashed out at the South Asian country’s ties with Russia and said the two countries can take their dead economies down together. dead economies
“I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,” he said. dead economies
Trump has set a 25% plus tariff on Indian goods as Washington and New Delhi negotiations over a trade agreement remain deadlocked. dead economies
Last month, Trump had also warned India and other BRICS alliance countries of additional tariffs on their exports to the United States. dead economies
In his latest post, the U.S. president reiterated his criticism of India’s high tariff on imports into the country.
“We have done very little business with India, their Tariffs are too high, among the highest in the World.”
Likewise, he noted, Russia and the USA do almost no business together.
Trump has been angered by Russia’s refusal to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine after three years of blood war.
He warned former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for his anti-U.S. statements.
“Let’s keep it that way, and tell Medvedev, the failed former President of Russia, who thinks he’s still President, to watch his words. He’s entering very dangerous territory!”
Medvedev had tried to make light of Trump’s deadline, saying: “Trump issued a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin. The world shuddered, expecting the consequences. Belligerent Europe was disappointed. Russia didn’t care.”
In another post later, Medvedev said: “Trump’s playing the ultimatum game with Russia…He should remember 2 things: 1. Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran. 2. Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war.”
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