In an executive order, Trump says "I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil" and due to those purchases, imports of Indian goods into the United States "shall be subject to an additional ... rate of duty of 25%."

President Donald Trump is hitting India with an additional 25% tariff over its imports of Russian oil, the White House said on Wednesday. "I find that the Government of India is currently directly or indirectly importing Russian Federation oil," Trump said in an executive order.

Russia and India stressed their commitment to a "strategic partnership" in bilateral security talks in Moscow on Thursday, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced higher tariffs on imports from India because of its purchases of Russian oil.