Foreign media reported today (August 18): White House trade advisor Navarro stated that India's reliance on Russian oil is "opportunism," seriously eroding the international community's efforts to isolate Putin. "If India wants to be seen as a strategic partner of the United States, it needs to start acting like a strategic partner of the United States," Navarro said today in the most explicit wording so far about why India faces a 50% punitive tariff.
[Witty] Comment: Navarro's remarks have exposed the hypocrisy and double standards of the United States. Trump himself could personally lay out a red carpet to receive Russian President Putin, which is not the posture of isolating Putin at all. It clearly shows an intention to court and show favor. Yet, Trump's trade advisor Navarro jumped out to accuse India of relying on Russian oil as "opportunism" and threatened with punitive tariffs, demanding India to act according to the U.S. will. The U.S. is engaging in seemingly friendly interactions with Russia while forcing other countries to isolate Russia. Isn't this self-contradictory?
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