Trump: NATO Must Stop Buying Russian Oil Before US Sanctions
US President Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose sweeping sanctions on Russia — but only if all NATO allies first halt Russian oil purchases and implement their own sanctions. In a post on Truth Social Saturday, which he described as an open letter to NATO and the world, Trump also urged the alliance to consider tariffs of 50–100% on China, arguing such measures would help end Russia’s war in Ukraine. “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 wrote. He branded NATO nations’ continued purchases of Russian oil “shocking,” saying it undermined their leverage over Moscow. Trump, who met Russian President Vladimir Putin last month at a summit in Alaska, insisted he […]