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Trump urges Europe to stop buying Russian oil and pressure China amid Ukraine war

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President Trump on Thursday joined a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, where he urged Europe to stop purchasing Russian oil as a way to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

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  1. Breitbart News

    Trump Urges European Countries to End Russian Oil Purchases (opens Breitbart News)

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    Trump joined European leaders on a call encouraging them to halt purchases of Russian oil that are in turn helping to fund the war in Ukraine.

  2. The Hill

    Trump urges Europe to stop buying Russian oil and pressure China amid Ukraine war (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Thursday joined a call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, where he urged Europe to stop purchasing Russian oil as a way to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

  3. CNN

    Trump pushes Europe to stop purchasing Russian oil and up pressure on China in latest effort to end Ukraine war (opens CNN)

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    Now almost three weeks after his high-stakes Alaskan summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of progress on peace.

  4. New York Post

    Trump pushes Europe to stop buying Russian oil once and for all, punish Chinese economy for funding Moscow’s war (opens New York Post)

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    President Trump in a phone call urged Europe to stop buying Russian oil once and for all — and to ramp up the economic pressure on China "for funding Russia’s war efforts," a White House official told The Post on Thursday.

  5. Just the News

    Trump urges Europe to stop buying Russian oil amid Ukraine War (opens Just the News)

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    Despite a multitude of global sanctions, the Russian economy has persevered, leading Trump to pursue secondary tariffs on its commercial partners and to pressure Europeans to drop purchases of Russian oil.

  6. Fox News

    Trump calls out Europe for 'funding' Putin's war and failing to 'pressure' China (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump calls on European leaders to stop purchasing Russian oil and pressure China during Coalition of the Willing summit focused on Ukraine war.

  7. The Daily Signal

    For Peace in Ukraine, Trump Urges Europe to Stop Purchasing Russian Oil (opens The Daily Signal)

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    President Donald Trump called on European nations to stop purchasing Russian oil in a bid to cut off its war funding.

  8. The Hill

    Trump urges Europe to avoid Russian oil (opens The Hill)

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    {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump pushes Europe to avoid Russia’s oil President Trump joined a call Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and world leaders during which he urged Europe to stop purchasing Russian oil as a way to undercut Moscow’s wa…

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