President Trump wants European countries to stop purchasing Russian oil. That was the president’s message to European leaders in a Thursday call. A White House official said those oil purchases are helping Russia fund its war against Ukraine. Donald Trump also urged Europe to put economic pressure on China for funding Russia’s war efforts. The president joined […]
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Trump to Europe: Russian oil purchases fund war against Ukraine
President Trump wants European countries to stop purchasing Russian oil. That was the president’s message to European leaders in a Thursday call. A White House official said those oil purchases are helping Russia fund its war against Ukraine. Donald Trump also urged Europe to put economic pressure on China for funding Russia’s war efforts. The president joined a call of the “Coalition of the Willing” countries who were meeting on security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a peace deal with Russia.