India, Aug. 5 -- A day after US President Donald Trump warned India of revised tariffs due to its purchase of Russian oil, Russia on Tuesday has stated that such threats against Moscow are illegal.

Speaking about the US' recent threat, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters "trying to force countries to stop trading with Russia is illegal."

Peskov further told reporters that countries have a right to choose their own trade partners, and such threats cannot be made.

The Kremlin spokesman added that such pressures against Russia's trading partners will be interpreted as "threats".

"We hear many statements that are in fact threats, attempts to force countries to cut trade relations with Russia. We do not consider such statemen...