Trump tells NATO members that they first have to move about Russia -sanctions over Ukraine

President Trump told colleague -Navo -Landen On Saturday he will only impose new sanctions on Russia during his war in Ukraine if they stop buying Russian oil.

“I am ready to do large sanctions against Russia when all NATO countries have agreed and started to do the same, and when all NATO countries stop buying oil from Russia,” he wrote in a long -term social media Post in what he described as the text of a letter to all NATO countries and the rest of the world.

Trump is under pressure from Some in his own party To increase sanctions against Russia after his The efforts on diplomacy got stuck. In the meantime, Russia has performed aggression – including this week when several Russian drones entered the airspace of NATO member Poland.

NATO hunters shot the drones. Trump’s reaction is relatively muted. He suggested that the raid could have been an accident, but he said that his patience with Russia is thin.

Trump last month Doubled rates for Indian goods Up to 50 percent because of the continuous purchases of India of Russian energy.

Trump spoke with European leaders about Russian oil last week

Trump told European leaders in private last week that they had to cut the Russian oil to put more pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war, according to an official of the White House who spoke due to anonymity to describe the private conversation. Trump’s post on Saturday strengthened those feelings.

“As you know, the dedication of NATO to win has been much less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian oil, by some, has been shocking! It weakens your negotiating position and negotiating power enormously over Russia.”

“Anyway, I’m ready to” go “when you’re,” he added. “Just say when?”

The United States and its allies have been careful with limitations on the Russian energy trade due to the fear of the impact on the world economy.

The European Union was highly dependent on Russian energy before the Moscow invasion of Ukraine. It has taken steps to reduce those purchases, but they are according to the Center for research into energy and clean airA Finnish non -profit organization that follows the purchases. Many EU countries are also NATO members.

The EU is the largest copper of Russian liquid natural gas (LNG) and natural gas of pipelines. And NATO member Turkey is an important buyer of Russian energy.

Trump also wants NATO members China tariffing

Trump also said in his position that he wants NATO countries to impose rates from 50% to 100% on Chinese goods. China has emerged as the best buyer of Russian oil since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

“China has a strong control and even grip, about Russia, and these powerful rates will break that handle,” said Trump.

Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and the American trade representative Jamieson Greer spoke on Friday with G7 Finance Ministers and drong to set rates about countries that buy Russian oil. In a statement they said that only a “uniform effort” to cut Russian income would end the war.

Some of the republicans of Trump have encouraged him to perform the economic action against Russia.

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, South Carolina, introduced a sanction package in July, together with Democratic senator Richard Blumenthal van Connecticut. After the Russian drones were shot over Poland this week, Graham Posted on Social Media Encourage Trump to support that package.

“Mr. President, the congress is with you. We are ready to adopt legislation that authorizes bones that the new sanctions and rates crushes that can be used at his own discretion,” he wrote. “Our goal is to authorize you while dealing with this increasing threat.”

NPR Witte Huis Correspondent Franco Ordoñez has contributed to this report.