Trump demands NATO halt Russia oil purchases before US sanctions
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Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ready to sanction Moscow, but on the condition that all NATO allies agree to completely hal...
Washington: US President Donald Trump said Saturday he was ready to sanction Moscow, but on the condition that all NATO allies agree to completely halt purchases of Russian oil and implement their own sanctions.
He also suggested members of the transatlantic alliance consider slapping tariffs of 50 percent to 100 percent on China as a way to help end Russia's war in Ukraine.
"I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, which he described as a letter to all NATO nations and the world.
Trump has repeatedly threatened Russia with additional sanctions -- including last weekend after the Kremlin unleashed its biggest-ever aerial barrage against Ukraine -- as a way to hit at revenue Moscow needs for its grinding war.
But so far he has failed to follow through, frustrating Kyiv.
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