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US Vice President J.D. Vance has stated that the Trump administration is applying 'aggressive economic leverage' on India to compel Russia to halt the war in Ukraine. This leverage involves imposing secondary tariffs on India, a move linked to the administration's criticism of India's procurement of discounted crude oil from Russia. According to Vance, the tariffs are designed to pressure Moscow into a peace deal. The discussion also explores the effectiveness of these measures, noting that so far they have not yielded results on the battlefield but have strained India-US ties. President Donald Trump's peace efforts, including the Alaska summit and a Washington D.C. meeting, are mentioned as part of a broader strategy to end the conflict, though the tariffs on third countries like India are questioned as a viable method. The core quote is that "secondary tariffs on India are aggressive economic leverage to force Russia to stop the war with Ukraine."
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