US EditionDonald Trump Says ‘Putin Has Let Me Down’, Calls to End Oil Purchases From Russia
President Trump links tougher sanctions on Russia to Europe ending Russian oil imports, aiming to pressure Russia amid the Ukraine war and support allied sanctions efforts.
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Trump Leans on Europe to Use Oil as Pressure Point on Putin
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Donald Trump says ‘Putin has let me down’, calls to end oil purchases from Russia
Trump expressed disappointment in Putin for the Ukraine war, which he believes he could have prevented. He urged countries to stop buying Russian oil, claiming the war would not have occurred if he were President.
In an exclusive interview on Fox News, Donald Trump again put on the table a controversial proposal: to sanction China and cut off the purchase of Russian oil by NATO countries. According to the US president, these measures would accelerate the end of the war in Ukraine, which he described as “ridiculous” and “sustained by European hypocrisy.”
The US is willing to increase pressure on the Russian Federation, but only after Europe's countries stop buying Russian oil.
Donald Trump made it clear that he is waiting for European countries to reduce their dependence on Russian oil before deciding to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin. "I am willing to do......
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