White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop.

In a blistering attack on India’s continued purchase of Russian oil, US President Donald Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, accused New Delhi of r

His remarks follow S Jaishankar’s meeting with Putin in Moscow on August 21, days after a less fruitful discussion with US President Donald Trump regarding the Ukraine war.

White House trade adviser Navarro criticizes India over discounted Russian oil, escalating tensions with U.S. over energy ties.

Peter Navarro is an American economist who has been working as the senior counsellor for trade and manufacturing to US President Donald Trump. During Trump's first term as US President from 2016 to 2020,

(Reuters) -White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said India's purchases of Russian crude were funding Moscow's war in Ukraine and had to stop, adding that New Delhi was "now cozying up to both Russia and China.

Navarro has lambasted India for doing exactly the same thing the US is doing, which is prioritising its own sovereign priorities and acceleration of domestic business interest.