5 Aug 2025
Imports of several minerals and metals from Russia are at a steady rise despite the Oval Office’s building pressure on New Delhi.
US imports from Russia increased 23% year-on-year to $2.1 billion between 2025 and May. The US International Trade Commission (USITC) reports that fertiliser imports from Russia rose 21%, uranium by 28% for its nuclear industry, and palladium by 37% for EV manufacturing this year.
EU, too, logged goods trade worth €67.5 billion with Russia in 2024.
Trump’s backlash at India, as per global analysts, is due to the building frustration after the diplomatic outreach efforts with Russia collapsed.
Trump announced he would end the Ukraine War in one week of taking office. He sent his close aide, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow four times for direct negotiations with the Russian officials.
In February 2025, the US blocked a UN resolution, which condemned Russia as the aggressor in the Ukraine War, and proposed a counter-resolution omitting any mention of Russian aggression.
When the shocked EU nations included “full-scale invasion” in the counter-resolution, the US abstained from voting for its own proposal.
After repeated defeats to get Moscow to agree, Trump self-declared August 8th a non-negotiable deadline for Russia to stop the aggression in Ukraine.
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