Trump says he thought war in Ukraine would be ‘easy to solve’ but Putin ‘really let me down’
- President Donald Trump criticized European countries for continuing to buy Russian oil amid the ongoing Ukraine war and urged them to stop these purchases.
- The conflict between Ukraine and Russia started in 2014 with Russia's annexation of Crimea and escalated into a full war in February 2022, causing a humanitarian crisis with millions displaced.
- Trump expressed disappointment that Vladimir Putin did not prevent the war, claimed it would not have started if he remained president, and said lower oil prices could force Russia to end the conflict.
- Speaking after his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump asserted that a reduction in oil prices would lead to Putin withdrawing from the conflict, highlighting that effective sanctions require the support of European nations.
- The Trump administration remains actively engaged in urging European countries to stop importing Russian oil, even though the EU largely ceased these purchases in 2022, with exceptions such as Hungary maintaining some crude imports.
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