Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of exerting illegal trade pressure on India after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened again to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil.

The global oil trade is heating up again, but not just because of rising prices. This time, it’s about politics, pressure, and who gets to decide who trades with whom. At the center of it all are the United States,

The Kremlin on Tuesday criticized United States President Donald Trump’s threat to raise tariffs on India over its purchases of Russian oil, a key source of revenue for Moscow’s war on Ukraine. Trump has given Moscow until Friday to make progress on a peace deal with Kyiv or face new economic sanctions that could include punishments on countries that purchase Russia’s vital oil and gas exports.