US President Donald Trump has indicated that China could face secondary sanctions or additional tariffs for buying Russian Oil. On Wednesday (local time), the US President had hit India with additional tariffs of 25 per cent specifically tied to the purchase of Russian Oil, reported news agency ANI.

At a news conference in the White House, the US President was asked if similar secondary sanctions would apply to China, given that the Chinese are the largest buyers of Russian Crude Oil. The President replied, saying, "It may happen, I don't know, I can't tell you yet, we did it with India and we are doing it probably with a couple of others, one of them could be China," reported ANI.

According to data by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CERA) for June 2025, China has bought 47 per cent of Russia's crude exports, followed by India (38%), the EU (6 per cent), and Turkiye (6 per cent). CERA is an independent research organisation registered as a nonprofit in Finland.