The White House's abrupt move to double duties on Indian goods over its Russian oil purchases came with little warning and no clear path forward.

The trade deal talks with EAEU were stalled in early 2022 after the Ukraine war. The grouping comprises Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, apart from Russia.

Russia has offered India a 5% discount on crude oil purchases despite mounting U.S. pressure and sanctions linked to the Ukraine conflict. The move comes after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a 50% tariff on Indian imports,

Russian Embassy in India welcomes Indian exports amid US market difficulties, assures continued oil supplies despite sanctions threat.

Russian diplomat Roman Babushkin, in a press briefing, laid out the red carpet for India to export its products to Russia amid punitive US tariffs while castigating Trump for humiliating its 'friends'.

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul accused China of enabling Russia’s war in Ukraine by supplying vital goods and buying Russian oil and gas. His remarks in Tokyo came ahead of Trump, Zelenskyy,

India and EAEU sign terms of reference for FTA negotiations, aiming to boost trade, investments, and economic ties.

India and China are aware of the “very high political, economic and military cost of frozen relations,” he says. “China felt it had pushed India too close to the U.S. while India realized that it was losing its vaunted strategic autonomy by getting too close to Washington and turning Beijing into an adversary.”