New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) US President Donald Trump, after an unsuccessful attempt at a ceasefire in Ukraine, is intending wider economic squeeze on Moscow through potential halt in global energy imports from Russia.

In this endeavour, he has chosen to focus on his “good friend” Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India.

Since imposing a large sum of “reciprocal” trade tariff, Trump has been critical of New Delhi for continuing to buy Russian oil.

Two other factors also weigh upon Washington.

One, that sanctions on Moscow since the Ukraine war makes trade with Russia possible only through currency other than the US Dollar, and, losing potential customers of American oil, who could otherwise have added to Washington’s coffers in this crisis.

“India is a significant importer of oil and gas”,

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