We'll Crush Your Economy: US Senator to India

US Senator Lindsey Graham has warned that US President Donald Trump will impose steep tariffs on countries continuing to buy oil from Russia, specifically naming India, China, and Brazil.

- Arunima Bharadwaj New Delhi, July 22

"Trump is going to impose tariffs on people that buy Russian oil — China, India, and Brazil," Graham said during a recent interview to Fox News, adding that these three nations account for around 80% of Russia's crude exports, which is helping Moscow fund the war in Ukraine.

"If you continue buying cheap Russian oil, we will impose tariffs and we will crush your economy," he added.

US President Donald Trump had earlier said that he would impose secondary sanctions on countries importing oil from Russia, which, if passed, could severely hurt India's energy supplies.

"President Trump's going to put a 100% tariff on all those countries, punishing them for helping Putin," Graham said.

Addressing Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, the Senator said, "You have played President Trump at your own peril.