The White House Presidential Personnel Office Director Sergio Gor witnessed the candidacy of US President Donald Trump’s Ambassador to India, on September 11, 2025, Washington, DC, Capitol Hill. Photo Loan: Reuters
The “biggest priority” to ensure that India stops receiving Russian oil, the US President Donald Trump’s Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, said to the US senators at the approval hearing on Thursday, September 11, 2025, and that despite the US access to India to restart the trade ties to India, it showed that Russian imports would continue to be a problem.
Mr. Gor said that Mr. Trump would have to end up in his crystal clarity ,, he would have to end all Russian oil imports, which make up about 35% to 40% of India’s Indian purchase.
US Trade Secretary Howard Lutnick also said that the commercial negotiations will be solved once ..
‘Solution in a few weeks’
“It is the most important priority for this administration to ensure that India stops receiving Russian oil,” he said. “President Trump has made it clear that India should stop buying Russian oil,” he added.
Mr. Mr. Gor, who soon approved, adds that India and the United States are not so far away from an agreement about the US’s 50% tariffs to India.
Orum I think it will be solved in the next few weeks, Gor Gor said, Mr. Trump has committed to travel to India for the four summit, and invited the Indian trade and trade authorities to continue negotiations about a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) next week.
Prerequisite for the agreement
Mr. Lutnick, who criticized India more sharply, said that the US president calls India’s buying Russian oil as “nonsense ..
“India should open its market on a basis and stop buying Russian oil,” he said in one of the interviews he gave on Friday, September 12, 2025. “I think India [FTA]We will solve it when they stop buying Russian oil ..
US officials’ comments are coming days after Mr. Trump declares that he expects “difficulty” to reach an agreement on trade. It is unclear whether the FTA has approved the statements that connect FTA to Russian oil imports.
In the last few days, two international media agencies – Financial times and CNBC TV – Mr. Trump said that the leaders of the European Union should impose “100% tariffs” on India and China for Russian oil purchases. However, EU Trade Negotiators and commission members did not comment on this issue for trade negotiations in Delhi. Diplomatic resources Hindu The EU is sanctioned, but the US did not armed tariffs as it did.
‘Despite hiccups, unique friendship’
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA) refused to comment on the statements made by Mr. Gor and Mr. Lutnick.
Government officials constantly rejected their plans to cancel the importation of Indian oil imports from Russia, insisting that India will take decisions according to market interests. However, Indian orders for Russian crude oil fell in September. In August, India acquired approximately 1.5 million barrels (BPD) a day, far below an average of 2 million BPDs in the last few years.
Mr Gor said that despite the Indo-US tensions, which he called “hiccups ,, said that Mr. Trump and Mr. Modi had a“ unique ”friendship. “When the President criticizes India, he comes out of his own way to compliment Modi. They have an incredible relationship,” he said.
Published – 13 September 2025 01:42
