"Trump was effusive as he lavished praise on Erdogan in front of assembled journalists. "It's a pleasure to be with President Erdogan of Turkey," Trump said, "and we've been friends for a long time he's a highly respected man. He's respected very much in his country and all throughout Europe." He's doing an "amazing job," Trump added. However all the sweeteners did come with a demand: Turkey should stop buying oil and gas from Russia."
"There has also been increased pressure from the Group of Seven, or G7, nations around this topic. Following a virtual meeting last week, finance ministers of the seven leading industrialized nations Germany, the UK, Canada, France, Italy, Japan and the US said they would take steps to increase pressure on Russia by targeting countries that are continuing to increase purchases of Russian oil or countries that are facilitating circumvention of energy sanctions."
"So far though Turkey hasn't responded to either Trump's requests or to the G7 statement. Then again maybe this shouldn't be surprising as Turkey is hugely dependent on Russia for its energy supplies. According to Turkey's Energy Market Regulatory Authority, or EPDK, 66% of Turkish oil imports came from Russia last year. According to Turkish energy expert, Necdet Pamir, a year earlier, the number was 68%. At the end of 2022, it had been 41%."
President Donald Trump lavished praise on Recep Tayyip Erdogan while urging Turkey to stop buying oil and gas from Russia. G7 finance ministers said they would increase pressure on Russia by targeting countries that continue or facilitate purchases of Russian oil. Turkey has not responded to either Trump's request or the G7 statement. Turkey depends heavily on Russian energy: EPDK reports 66% of Turkish oil imports came from Russia last year, up from 41% at the end of 2022 and 68% the previous year. Turkey also sourced 41% of its natural gas imports from Russia. The high percentages reflect Russia's invasion of Ukraine and EU sanctions have pushed Russia to sell oil at lower prices.
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