India, Aug. 29 -- The trade advisor of US President Donald Trump, Peter Navarro on Friday accused India of using American trade dollars to finance Russia's war in Ukraine.

Backing US' newly imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, Peter said that Indian refiners, working with "silent Russian partners," were making huge profits by refining Russian oil and selling it in international markets while "Russia pockets hard currency to fund its war on Ukraine."

Expressing himself on micro blogging site X, he said, "India uses our dollars to buy discounted Russian crude. This isn't just about India's unfair trade-it's about cutting off the financial lifeline India has extended to Putin's war machine."

According to Navarro, "Before Russia'...