New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- US President Donald Trump refused to give a specific answer about whether additional tariffs on India would be dropped if a deal between Russia and Ukraine were reached.

Although he indicated it could happen, the US President said during a press conference in the White House on Wednesday: "We'll determine that later. But right now they're paying a 50% tariff."

Trump had earlier announced that the US will impose an additional 25% tariff on India because it continues to import Russian oil. The move raised tariffs on some Indian goods to as high as 50% - among the steepest faced by any US trading partner

Trump said on Wednesday that India is "very close" to China in terms of its purchases of Russian oil and will pay t...