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After NATO Chief, now the US has now openly threatened the countries who bought cheap oil from Russia. US senior senator Lindsay Graham has said that if India, China and Brazil did not stop taking oil from Russia, the US would strike their economy. American senator Lindsay Graham, considered close to Donald Trump, said that Trump would impose 100% import duty (tariff) on the countries buying oil from Russia.
Earlier, NATO General Secretary Mark Route had warned directly that if these countries still continue to buy oil and gas from Russia, then 100% secondary sensations (American tariffs) will be imposed on them. He said in very strict words, “If you are the President of China, the Prime Minister of India or the President of Brazil, then be ready. Press Putin to make a peace agreement, otherwise he will have to pay a heavy price.”
Graham warns to Putin
Threatening like Mark Route, the US says that countries like India, China and Brazil are helping Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue attacking Ukraine by buying cheap oil from Russia. According to Graham, Russia earns more than half of its own by exporting crude oil and more than 80% of it goes to India, China and Brazil. Graham said that Putin has made a big mistake by considering Trump as weak. He said- “We will give more weapons to Ukraine, so that Putin can be forced to retreat. Russia’s economy is already in bad condition and now it will be more damaged.”
Strict message for India-China-Brazil
Graham clearly said that these three countries will now have to decide whether they want trade with America or cheap oil of Russia. “If you keep buying oil from Russia, it is like blood money. You are keeping Putin’s war alive. We will not tolerate this.” Graham compared Trump to a great golf player Scotty Sheffer and said- “Donald Trump is a scooty chefler of American politics and now he is going to teach a lesson to his opponents.”******
Controversy related to Ukraine war
Russia attacked Ukraine in 2022. After this, the US and Europe imposed a variety of economic sanctions on Russia. But India, China and Brazil have continued to fulfill their needs by purchasing cheap oil. Now the US wants Russia to be further weakened so that the war stops soon.