Regarding the issue of U.S. tariffs on India, the U.S. Energy Secretary "disclosed" Trump's real position on the Ukraine-Russia issue.
On September 24 local time, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright responded to a journalist's question about U.S.-India relations, saying: "I am a big fan of India; it is a strong ally of the United States. We don't want to punish India. You (India) can buy oil from every country on Earth, just not from Russia. The United States, like other countries, has oil to sell. We hope to end this war and also hope to develop relations with India."
In addition, Chris Wright emphasized that the United States is ready to completely replace Russia in supplying natural gas and petroleum products to Europe.
Chris Wright's remarks effectively told the world that the U.S. imposing punitive tariffs on India is because it purchases oil from Russia, not the United States, and has nothing to do with prompting the end of the Ukraine-Russia war. When the United States found that it had gone to great lengths to provoke the war, it was preparing to reap benefits, but found that India was buying cheap Russian oil and reselling it to Europe, which equaled undermining the traditional energy industry of the United States. This is something Trump could not accept at all.
Aside from India, Wright also named Europe. It is expected that the United States will further escalate tensions in the Ukraine-Russia issue in the future, making Zelenskyy focus on attacking Russian energy facilities, forcing Europe to purchase expensive U.S. energy. In the end, Trump's position is not supporting Ukraine, but rather seeking multiple benefits, maximizing interests, and consolidating its global energy hegemony.
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