Peter Navarro, the White House trade adviser, who has for days targeted New Delhi over its energy purchases from Moscow, alleged that India was buying Russian oil “purely to profit” and to feed the Russian “war machine” in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump’s aide Peter Navarro has lashed out at Elon Musk after X flagged his post accusing India of profiteering from Russian oil imports. The White House trade adviser, who has for days targeted New Delhi over its energy purchases from Moscow, alleged that India was buying Russian oil “purely to profit” and to feed the Russian “war machine” in Ukraine.
In a post on X, Navarro declared: “FACTS: India highest tariffs costs US jobs. India buys Russian oil purely to profit/Revenues feed Russia war machine. Ukrainians/Russians die. US taxpayers shell out more. India can’t handle truth/spins.”
Hours later, Musk’s platform intervened with a community note titled “Readers added context they thought people might want to know,” pointing out that India’s Russian oil purchases were for “energy security” and did not violate sanctions.
