Trump ready' to impose sanctions on Russia if Nato nations stop buying its oil

"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 also said the alliance's commitment to winning the war has been far less than 100% and branded the purchase of Russian oil by some members of the alliance as shocking. If NATO does as I say, the war will end quickly, and all of those lives will be saved! If not, you are just wasting my time, and the time, energy, and money of the United States, he continued."

"I believe that [NATO sanctions on Russia], plus NATO, as a group, placing 50% to 100% tariffs on China, to be fully withdrawn after the war with Russia and Ukraine is ended, will also be of great help in ending this deadly, but ridiculous war, Trump said. The president has already placed a 25% import tax on goods from India for its buying of Russian energy products, but has not yet placed additional tariffs on China for doing the same."

"Turkey, a Nato member, is the third largest buyer of Russia's oil products, after China and India, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Other Nato members who purchase Russian oil include Hungary and Slovakia. Trump has repeatedly threatened Russia with additional sanctions, but so far he has failed to follow through. Trump also presented the prospect of Nato imposing tariffs on China, which has deepened ties with Moscow, following a high-profile summit between Xi Jinping and president Putin recently in Beijing."

Donald Trump conditioned major sanctions on Russia on unanimous NATO agreement and an immediate halt by all NATO members to purchases of Russian oil. He described some NATO purchases of Russian oil as shocking and said alliance commitment to winning the war has been less than 100%. Trump claimed that if NATO complied the war would end quickly and lives would be saved. He proposed NATO consider 50%–100% tariffs on China for buying Russian petroleum and noted a 25% U.S. import tax already applied to Indian goods tied to Russian energy purchases. Turkey, Hungary, and Slovakia are cited as NATO buyers of Russian oil.

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