US Prez says the Russia-Ukraine war will end if NATO countries stop buying Russian oil
Trump stated that the purchase of Russian oil by some NATO members is “shocking”. PIC/GETTY IMAGES
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he believes the Russia-Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50 per cent to 100 per cent for its purchases of Russian petroleum.
Trump posted on his social media site that NATO’s commitment to winning the war “has been far less than 100 per cent” and the purchase of Russian oil by some members of the alliance is “shocking.” As if speaking to them, he said, “It greatly weakens your negotiating position and bargaining power over Russia.”
NATO member Turkey has been the third largest buyer of Russian oil, after China and India. according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Other members of the 32-state alliance involved in purchasing Russian oil include Hungary and Slovakia.
Trump, in his post, said that a NATO ban on Russian oil plus tariffs on China would “also be of great help in ENDING this deadly, but RIDICULOUS, WAR.” The president said that NATO members should put 50 per cent to 100 per cent tariffs on China and withdraw them if the war that was launched with Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine ends.
“China has a strong control, and even grip, over Russia,” he posted, and powerful tariffs “will break that grip.” The US president has already placed a 25 per cent import tax on goods from India for its purchase of Russian energy products.
In his post, Trump said responsibility for the war fell on his predecessor, Democrat Joe Biden, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. He did not include in that list Russian President Vladimir Putin, who launched the invasion.
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