India ranks as the No. 2 importer of Russian oil since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, behind China, according to one research center.

Earlier today: Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Putin in Moscow to discuss Russia’s war with Ukraine ahead of Trump’s Friday deadline for a ceasefire. Gabbard overrode CIA officials’ concerns about releasing a classified report. FEMA staffers were reassigned to support deportations.

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25 percent tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50 percent.