“As I've been telling my mates in India, one of the consequential issues they may do to enhance India-U.S. relations is to assist President Trump finish this massacre in Ukraine,” Graham mentioned in a submit on X.
He famous that “India is the second largest purchaser of Putin's low cost oil — the proceeds of which gasoline his conflict machine.”
“I hope Prime Minister Modi emphasised to Putin of their latest cellphone name the necessity to finish this conflict in Ukraine justly, honorably and perpetually,” he added.
“I've at all times believed India has affect on this matter and I hope they'll use it properly,” Graham mentioned.
The remarks got here on the identical day Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned he had a “superb and detailed” dialog with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “I thanked him for sharing the most recent developments on Ukraine. We additionally reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our dedication to additional deepen the India-Russia Particular and Privileged Strategic Partnership. I stay up for internet hosting President Putin in India later this 12 months,” he mentioned in a submit on X.”Had an excellent and detailed dialog with my good friend President Putin. I thanked him for sharing the most recent developments on Ukraine,” PM Modi mentioned in a submit on X.”We additionally reviewed the progress in our bilateral agenda, and reaffirmed our dedication to additional deepen the India-Russia Particular and Privileged Strategic Partnership,” he added.
“I stay up for internet hosting President Putin in India later this 12 months,” the Prime Minister mentioned.
The event comes amid US President Donald Trump's name for imposing 100 per cent “secondary tariffs” on Moscow if Russian President Vladimir Putin fails to finish the battle in Ukraine inside 50 days, with Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal warning international locations, together with India, of financial sanctions in the event that they proceed enterprise with Russia.
South Carolina Republican Senator Graham and Democratic Senator Bluementhal are main 85 cosponsors on a bipartisan invoice they launched in Congress earlier this 12 months calling for implementing sanctions on Moscow, which they are saying might be a “sledgehammer” President Trump wants to finish the battle.
“We'll proceed to push for Senator Graham & my Russia Sanctions invoice with even more durable penalties to discourage India, China, Brazil & others from fueling Putin's conflict machine. Congressional motion sends a robust message of help,” Richard Bluementhal mentioned in a submit on his social media deal with X.
As per a joint assertion by Graham and Blumenthal, China, India, and Brazil and different nations “that prop up Putin's conflict machine” by buying “low cost Russian oil and gasoline”, which that declare is fuelling Putin's effort within the battle with Russia. It known as for the imposition of tariffs as excessive as 500 per cent on any nation that helps Russia.
