Russia on Tuesday commented on the growing dispute between the U.S. and India over purchases of Russian oil. Trump's tariff threats were "attempts to force countries to stop trade relations with Russia,

The Guinness brewer now expects to take a $200 million annual hit from tariffs, although it said it could mitigate half of that.

Responding to Trump’s announcement of a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, “We hear many statements that are in fact threats, attempts to force countries to cut trade relations with Russia.