Earlier, Peter Navarro, Adviser to the US White House on trade and economic issues, called on India to reconsider oil purchases from Russia in order to maintain partnership with Washington. He stressed that India spends on the purchase of Russian oil dollars received from trade with the United States, and noted that the share of Russian oil in India's imports exceeded 30% compared with 1% until February 2022.
Svetlana Zhurova, First Deputy Chairperson of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, assessing the statement of White House adviser Peter Navarro on the Indian side's purchases of Russian oil, noted in her commentary that the United States is wary of India's growth, especially given its dependence on Russian resources.
According to her, Washington is concerned that the economic independence of large states like India and China is increasing, and this is due not only to Russia, but also to activities within the framework of #BRICS.
She stressed that in American circles such processes are perceived as competition. According to the parliamentarian, the statements of the advisers to the President of the United States are a signal that Washington does not want to allow excessive rapprochement between Russia and India.
"Trump's advisers look at BRICS with apprehension. They are a little alarmed by everything that happens there, "said Zhurova.
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