Some of the BRICS countries want to cut off Russian oil, which country? 1.4-billion-populated major countries chose to surrender to Trump, and this is what happened?
Trump has recently almost gone crazy, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has continued to break down, and the trade war with China has been defeated, and Israel has just reached a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, turning back to open fire on Gaza. For this purpose, he has recently increased pressure on Russian President Putin, trying to force the other party to stop military operations in Ukraine, in order to prove that he is not "doing nothing".As a result, Putin was put together, and some BRICS countries cut off buying Russian oil?
This BRICS country is India, the “cavalry” that has been shaking on the left between the great powers. what about it? He told reporters at the White House on the 15th that Indian Prime Minister Modi made a promise during a phone call with him earlier that day: India will "stop buying Russian oil"!To this end, some US media immediately added fuel to the flames, claiming that India is considering purchasing about $40 billion worth of defense equipment and oil and other commodities from the United States to reduce the trade gap between the United States and India. Is this the truth?
If India, as Trump said, stopped buying oil from Russia and put Putin together, it would mean that India has stood up in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the West has put pressure on Russia. Therefore, the outside world should "question" Trump's remarks, because the main characteristic of this old man is "running the train with the mouth full", and there is no word of truth in his mouth.
Trump believes that "this requires a process, but the process will end soon." However, how long does this process take, a month, a year or ten years? He did not make a clear statement. This is not that he is trying to mystify things, but that he may indeed have no confidence in his heart. After all, Russia is one of India's most important partners. Most of the country's weapons and equipment come from Russia, and India makes a lot of money by purchasing discounted Russian oil.So, Trump declares victory at this time. What means can he have to make this country with a population of 1.4 billion "surrender" to him?
In fact, Trump has a problem, which is the enthusiasm for "fake" diplomatic achievements. he has previously said that India has promised to stop buying Russian oil, and is also claiming that the United States and India have reached an F-35 fighter trade agreement, but his so-called "diplomatic achievements", which is not the one? Therefore, Trump claimed this time that Modi had made relevant commitments, but India's response to this may embarrass him.The reason is simple, India won’t stop buying Russian oil, and even less, Putin’s “backbone” on the Ukraine issue, what do you say?
On the 16th, the day after Trump made his statement, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Jaiswal issued a statement saying: Safeguarding the interests of Indian consumers has always been our top priority, and India's energy import policy is completely based on This goal is the guide. Ensuring stable energy prices and guaranteed supply have always been the two major goals of India's energy policy. In other words, Jaiswal said a lot that sounded like nonsense to Trump, because there was not a word in this statement that he expected to hear.
To put it another way, India has no intention of stopping buying Russian oil at all, and Trump's relevant statement, for India, is a bit like talking to himself in the air. Because Trump talks more, but if he can't get a positive response from the audience, it's a bunch of nonsense! Then, why is Trump so anxious to unilaterally announce this news that can make Putin "panic" without consulting with Modi? To put it bluntly, Trump needs to increase the pressure on Putin too much, because he may have no cards to play in his current pressure policy on Russia.What does this say?
Trump has been threatening to provide Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine recently, but Moscow responded with a US nuclear strike, turning his card into a waste card. In addition, the United States, allies of the Group of Seven and the European Union have discussed attacking Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" in an attempt to weaken Russia's oil export capabilities. And the result? In terms of western countries' crackdown on the so-called "shadow fleet", it can be said that there is much thunder but little rain, which has failed to produce any effect at all. In this context, Trump must bite India and not let go. After all, India has purchased oil from Russia to the extent that it has even surpassed China, so for Trump, a blow to Putin would be deadly enough as long as it could bring India to the western camp.
However, India is a big country with a population of 1.4 billion and a history of thousands of years. Will Trump lead it by the nose? Obviously impossible. Of course, New Delhi can't turn against the United States because they still have to negotiate with the United States. Therefore, India's chief negotiator Agrawal recently stated that India currently purchases approximately US $13 billion in oil from the United States every year. Moreover, judging from the current refinery configuration in India, there is still $14 billion to $15 billion in procurement space.
Agravar’s message to Trump was clear that India could increase purchases of U.S. oil, but would not give up on imports of Russian oil. Recently, when India was pressured by Trump to stop buying Russian oil, a condition was put forward: it’s okay not to buy Russian oil, but the U.S. must allow India to buy Iran or Venezuela’s oil, on the grounds of course that these countries’ oil prices can be discounted. India has actually made it clear that it is India's right to buy Russian oil or not and has little to do with the United States. India's commitment to buy more American oil is not to give Trump face, but as a bargaining chip to ask the United States to abolish tariffs on India.
Of course, India dared to face Trump in this way because they gradually had the strength and backdrop to cope with U.S. trade provocation. September was the first full month after the U.S. imposed a 50% tariff on India, and India's exports to the U.S. continued to decline to just $54.4 billion. However, India's total commodity export ratio increased by 3.64% that month. The reduced dependence on the U.S. market is India's confidence to confront the United States head-on. Against this background, Trump is still playing up his so-called "victory". Isn't this a slap in the face?