Both Beijing and New Delhi have previously rejected what they called Washingtons economic coercionUS President Donald Trump has accused India and China of "funding" the Ukraine conflict through Russian energy imports during a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York. Trump has previously argued in favor of imposing secondary sanctions on nations maintaining economic ties with Moscow to increase financial pressure on Russia. "China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil," Trump claimed on Tuesday. India will "undoubtedly be buying Russian oil," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in early September. During a recent visit to Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin cautioned the West against using a "colonial tone" toward China and India, arguing that efforts to punish them are aimed at slowing their economic rise.