{"id":1248,"date":"2025-09-24T05:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2025-09-24T05:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T05:07:59","slug":"trump-accuses-india-china-of-funding-russia-at-unga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/2025\/09\/24\/trump-accuses-india-china-of-funding-russia-at-unga\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Accuses India, China of Funding Russia at UNGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"9fece8afa224fd09e54b043d0febfb58\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- NR ATF -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8898941184964366\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4839033563\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"584\">U.S. President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on the United Nations and global diplomacy during his address at the <strong data-start=\"314\" data-end=\"361\">80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)<\/strong>, accusing India and China of being the \u201c<em>main funders<\/em>\u201d of Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine. Speaking from the UNGA podium, Trump ridiculed the UN for what he described as its repeated failures in resolving international conflicts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"586\" data-end=\"775\">\u201c<em>Let\u2019s be honest \u2014 China and India are funding this war<\/em>,\u201d Trump said, alleging that energy purchases from Moscow by the two Asian giants were helping Russia sustain its military campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"823\">India and China\u2019s Energy Ties with Russia<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"825\" data-end=\"1182\">As of August 2025, <strong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"907\">India remains among the largest buyers of Russian crude oil<\/strong>, taking advantage of discounted prices amid ongoing Western sanctions. Similarly, China continues to be Russia\u2019s biggest energy customer. Trump argued that these purchases undermine Western-led efforts to economically isolate Moscow and bring an end to the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1447\">Revisiting one of his regular talking points, Trump also reminded world leaders that he had \u201cended seven global conflicts\u201d during his previous presidency, again citing the India-Pakistan dispute \u2014 despite New Delhi\u2019s repeated rejection of third-party mediation.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1449\" data-end=\"1488\">Trump\u2019s Warning and Trade Tensions<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1966\">Although Trump did not announce any immediate retaliatory steps against India or China, he hinted at possible new rounds of tariffs if Russia fails to show readiness for peace talks. His remarks come at a sensitive time, as Washington and New Delhi are engaged in difficult trade negotiations. India has defended its continued oil imports from Russia as essential for national interest and energy security, insisting that its decisions are independent and sovereign.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2005\">Zelensky Counters Trump\u2019s Claims<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2007\" data-end=\"2296\">In contrast to Trump\u2019s criticism, Ukrainian President <strong data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2083\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/strong> struck a more conciliatory note toward India. In an interview with Fox News, Zelensky expressed his belief that India is \u201cmostly with Ukraine,\u201d even while acknowledging concerns around energy deals with Russia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2298\" data-end=\"2591\">\u201cI think India, mostly, with us. Yes, we have these questions with energy, but I think President Trump can manage it,\u201d Zelensky said. He added that while India\u2019s reliance on Russian crude was problematic, he hoped New Delhi would gradually shift its stance and support Ukraine more directly.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2593\" data-end=\"2617\">Global Implications<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2619\" data-end=\"3104\">Trump\u2019s remarks spotlight the growing geopolitical fault lines surrounding the Ukraine war. While the U.S. and its Western allies push for tighter sanctions on Russia, countries like India and China have prioritized energy security over Western pressure, creating diplomatic friction. With Zelensky openly appealing for India\u2019s support and Trump threatening trade measures, the issue is likely to shape both international negotiations and U.S. foreign policy in the months ahead.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on the United Nations and global diplomacy during his address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[299],"tags":[545,547,216,431,546,409],"class_list":["post-1248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-china","tag-general-assembly","tag-india","tag-russia","tag-ukraine","tag-un","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1248"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1252,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1248\/revisions\/1252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1248"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsraise.com\/in\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}