UNITED NATIONS – In a recent address to the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump accused India and China of being the “primary funders” of the ongoing war in Ukraine, citing their continued purchase of Russian oil. The President called on European nations to join the U.S. in imposing powerful tariffs against Moscow to end the conflict, but stressed that for such measures to be effective, Europe must also cease its own energy imports from Russia.
In a separate but related development, reports indicate that the U.S. Treasury Department has called for the European Union and G7 nations to impose significant tariffs on India and China to pressure them into halting Russian oil purchases.
However, EU officials have reportedly been hesitant to implement such drastic measures, citing concerns over potential economic fallout and the possibility of retaliation from both nations. The EU is currently in trade negotiations with India and has instead focused on accelerating its own timeline to phase out Russian energy imports and tightening sanctions aimed at preventing the circumvention of existing restrictions.
During his speech, Trump also repeated his long-standing claim of having personally ended seven “unendable” wars during his time in office. Among the conflicts he listed were those between India and Pakistan, Cambodia and Thailand, and Armenia and Azerbaijan. He asserted that these conflicts were resolved through a combination of trade pressure and personal diplomacy, and suggested he should be awarded a Nobel Peace Prize for each of his achievements.
The claim of U.S. involvement in a truce between India and Pakistan has been consistently refuted by both New Delhi and Islamabad, who have denied any third-party mediation in their recent military operations.
