A key Trump administration trade advisor warned in an op-ed on Monday that India needs to stop buying oil from Russia, arguing the purchases are helping finance Russia's war against Ukraine .

White House trade advisor Peter Navarro wrote in the Financial Times on Monday that India is "cozying up to both Russia and China," and said that needs to change if it wants the U.S. to be a key international partner.

"If India wants to be treated as a strategic partner of the U.S., it needs to start acting like one," Navarro wrote.

"India acts as a global clearinghouse for Russian oil , converting embargoed crude into high-value exports while giving Moscow the dollars it needed," he added.

Navarro also took issue with the Biden administration's handling of the issue and said the Tr

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