Trump at UNGA: India, China ‘Primary Funders’ of Russia’s War in Ukraine by Buying Oil

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused India and China of being the “primary funders” of Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine through continued purchases of Russian oil.

“China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil,” Trump said in his address to the UN General Assembly, where he also repeated his claim of having ended “seven wars in seven months.”

The remarks, Trump’s first from the UN stage in his second term, come weeks after his administration slapped an additional 25% tariff on Indian imports linked to Russian oil, raising the levy to 50%—among the world’s highest.

Trump also criticized NATO countries for not fully cutting energy ties with Moscow. “They have to immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia. Otherwise, we’re wasting a lot of time,” he said, adding that the Ukraine war would never have started if he had been president earlier.

The US President argued the conflict should have ended in “a matter of days” given his ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but has instead dragged on for over three years due to “poor leadership.”

Blaming Indian and Chinese oil imports for prolonging the conflict, Trump warned of further punitive measures: “To end the war, the US is fully prepared to impose a very strong round of powerful tariffs which would stop the bloodshed very quickly.”

Reiterating past claims of conflict mediation, Trump told world leaders: “In just seven months, I have ended seven unendable wars,” listing disputes from Cambodia-Thailand to Armenia-Azerbaijan, and controversially citing India-Pakistan—despite New Delhi’s repeated denials of any such mediation.