Trump imposed sanctions on India to end the Russia-Ukraine war, White House issued a statement

US White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt on Tuesday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on India to prevent Russia from escalating the Ukraine conflict. Trump has doubled India's tariffs to 50 percent by imposing an additional 25 percent duty on top of the 25 percent tariff announced earlier.

ANI, Washington: US White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt on Tuesday (local time) said that US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on India to prevent Russia from escalating the Ukraine conflict. Trump has doubled India's tariffs to 50 percent by imposing an additional 25 percent duty on top of the 25 percent tariff announced earlier.

The reason behind the sanctions on India was to put it on Russia

Levitt said during the press conference that the purpose behind the sanctions was to put additional pressure on Russia. He said, look, the President has put tremendous pressure on the people of India to end this war. As you saw, sanctions and other steps have also been taken on India. He himself has made it clear that he wants to see this war end.

Earlier, Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. Zelensky expressed his desire for a trilateral meeting with Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said he had a very successful day, while Zelensky said it was the best conversation he had ever had with the US President.

Trump wants to establish peace as soon as possible - White House

Levitt further said that Trump wants to establish peace as soon as possible. He said that the President wants to move forward and end this war as soon as possible... All the European leaders, including the NATO Secretary General, have left the White House, and they all agree that this is a great first step. And it is a good thing that these two leaders will sit together, and the President hopes that this will happen.

America is working closely with both Russia and Ukraine

Levitt further said that I can assure you that the United States government and the Trump administration are working closely with both Russia and Ukraine to make this bilateral dialogue possible. Levitt said that it was because of Trump's tireless efforts to establish peace that European leaders were present at the White House within 48 hours of his meeting with Putin.

European leaders started arriving at the White House after the meeting with Putin

He said that the President met all these European leaders at the White House 48 hours after meeting with President Putin on American soil. In fact, the briefing given to these European leaders immediately after the meeting with President Putin was so progressive that every single one of them boarded a plane and left for the United States 48 hours later.

PC: Jagran