US President Donald Trump said he was ready to move forward with the “main” sanctions on Russian oil if NATO countries do the same.
Trump, the day after he said he was losing patience with President Vladimir Putin over the war in Ukraine, said he was “ready to make major sanctions against Russia when all NATO nations agreed and began to do the same, and when all nations stop buying oil from Russia”. ”
Many European nations have limited or stopped buying Russian oil, but several NATO allies – including Hungary – blocked stricter proposals for the European Union to focus on Russia’s energy sector.
Bloomberg reported on Friday that the US planned to urgently in the seven group to deposit up to 100% tariffs in China and India for buying Russian oil in an effort to convince Putin to end the Russian invasion of his neighbor.
“This, plus NATO, as a group that places 50% to 100% of tariffs on China, to be fully withdrawn after the war with Russia and Ukraine, will also help very much to end this deadly but ridiculous war,” Trump wrote.
Trump sometimes accepted a more directional tone towards China, still promoting the summit with President Xi Jinping and a business agreement with the second largest economy in the world. And any step towards saving sanctions on China would probably draw a strong retaliation reaction from Beijing and disrupt the preliminary ceasefire of trade wars between the US and China.
Finance Minister Scott Bessnt and US sales representative Jamieson Greer meet with Chinese officials in Madrid in the coming days. Finance Ministers of G-7 discussed how to increase pressure on Russia on Friday.
Until now, Trump has resisted by adding new sanctions to Russia when he watched Putin with peace talks. After organizing the summit with Putin in Alaska, who could not take any break on Russian military operations in Ukraine, Trump was unable to organize a three -way meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenky.
In recent days, there has been a growing indication that Trump’s patience with Putin is wearing a thin, especially with Russia, which in Kiev performs several days of dramatic air strikes.
“As you know, NATO’s commitment to victory was much less than 100%and some of the purchase of Russian oil was in some shocking! It is very weakening your negotiating position and negotiating power over Russia,” he added.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Trump Ally, who also maintained close ties with Putin, has shown a small willingness to move his opposition to sanctions for Russian oil. The country has a contract with the Russian Gazprom PJSC for 4.5 billion cubic meters per year, which has been carried out until 2036, which is complemented by other purchases since 2022.
With the help of Ros Krasna.
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