Top Trump aide accuses India of financing Russia's war in Ukraine
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'What he [Trump] said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for
India to continue financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia,' said Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff at the White House and one of
Trump's most influential aides.
Miller's criticism was some of the strongest yet by the Trump administration about one of the
United States' major partners in the Indo-Pacific.
'People will be shocked to learn that India is basically tied with
China in purchasing Russian oil. That's an astonishing fact,' Miller said on Fox News' Sunday Morning Futures programme.
The Indian embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday that New Delhi will keep buying oil from Moscow despite US threats.
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