【By Observer News, Qi Qian】

On September 3rd local time, US President Trump met with the newly elected Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House. During the press conference, when a journalist questioned why Trump had not taken action against Russia, India was unexpectedly "hit".

Trump refutes the accusation of no action against Russia: I have sanctioned India, screenshot of the tweet

According to a video released by the White House, a Polish journalist asked Trump, regarding the Ukraine-Russia conflict, "why have you spent your time giving speeches and expressing disappointment since taking office, but have not taken any action against Russia?"

As soon as the question was finished, Trump seemed "embarrassed and angry", asking the journalist repeatedly, "who told you" and "which media are you from" ...

"How do you know there has been no action? I have imposed secondary sanctions on India, how haven't I taken action?" Trump replied, saying that India is one of the largest buyers of Russian energy, and sanctioning India "would cost Russia thousands of billions of dollars."

He continued to ask, "Do you call this 'not acting'? I haven't taken the second or third stage measures yet."

Trump also told the Polish journalist to "find a new job." He defended himself by saying, "Two weeks ago I took action. At that time I said, if India continues to buy (Russian oil), India will have big problems, and this is what is happening. So don't come here and talk nonsense."

On September 3rd, Poland's president visited the US, and Trump sent F16 and F35 fighter jets to greet him. Social media

Before taking office, Trump promised to resolve the Ukraine-Russia conflict as soon as possible, but so far there has been no significant progress.

Last month, Trump made a series of efforts on the Ukraine issue. On August 6th, Trump's envoy Witkowski visited Moscow and met with Russian President Putin for three hours; on the 15th, Trump held a grand meeting in Alaska; on the 18th, Trump met with visiting Zelenskyy and leaders from several European countries at the White House; after two meetings, all sides stated that bilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia and a trilateral summit between the US, Ukraine, and Russia are about to take place.

At that time, many people were optimistic about the situation in Ukraine and even opened champagne in advance. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said at the White House on the 18th that Trump "broke the deadlock," and said, "If we handle it properly, we can end everything."

However, so far, the two sides of Ukraine and Russia have not determined the time and location of the bilateral meeting, and they have not given way on territorial issues. Meanwhile, the fighting seems not to be closer to ending, and deadly attacks between the two sides continue.

The American magazine The Atlantic previously cited a report that Trump was furious at the stalemate in Ukraine and considered the territorial and security demands of Ukraine and Europe "unrealistic." A senior US official said, "He just wants to end everything, but he doesn't care how it ends."

At the same time, the Trump administration has targeted India and pressured it to stop purchasing Russian energy.

Trump announced in August that additional tariffs of 25% would be imposed on Indian goods, bringing the total tariff level to 50%. This additional tariff measure will take effect on August 28th local time. Trump said this was to "punish" India for continuing to purchase Russian oil. Trump administration officials have also continuously pressured India, and have criticized India heavily.

Facing the trade pressure from Trump, the Indian government has taken a firm stance. At the same time, Modi has increased interactions with Russia, China, Brazil and other countries. On September 1st, Modi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in Tianjin. In addition, Russian presidential aide Ushakov revealed that Putin plans to visit India in December this year to attend the 23rd annual Russia-India leader summit.

On September 1st, Trump posted on the "Real Social" platform to attack India, accusing India of being "completely one-sided" on trade issues with the US, and purchasing large amounts of energy and military equipment from Russia. Indian media reacted consistently, linking it to Modi's trip to China.

"During the SCO summit, Modi met with Chinese leaders and discussed with Russian President Putin the US tariff threats," wrote Indian media NDTV, "several hours later, Trump was furious and defended the 50% tariff on India."

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