Trump is asking Europe to stop financing Putin’s war by Ukraine through oil

president Donald Trump European leaders called for a “funding” of the war of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine and accused them of pressure on China.

In a statement to Fox News Digital after an invitation between Trump, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “President Trump stressed that Europe should stop buying Russian oil that funds the war – as Russia received 1.1 billion euros (about $ 1.3 billion) in fuel sales from the European Union in one year,” said European leaders who met in Paris for the desired summit alliance.

The official added: “The president also stressed that European leaders should put economic pressure on China to finance Russia’s war efforts.”

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The European Union cut Russian oil imports significantly after the invasion of Ukraine, although the president’s comments indicate that it had not completely cut energy imports from Moscow.

The White House did not confirm where it pulled its numbers from or the time period he referred to.

The official highlighted the fact that the United States, during the Trump era, was not a member of the coalition aimed at supporting Ukraine, and said: “President (Emmanuel) is a Macron leaders and European leaders called President Trump to” their alliance “for the” willing “meeting.

The White House special envoy, Steve Wittouf, attended the meeting in Paris and was seen as he gave Zelinski a handshake and hug at the beginning of the meeting on Thursday, according to video Posted by Macron Office.

Despite the difficult tone of the White House, Macron described the coalition of those wishing to “make real progress in Paris” on Thursday.

It is still not clear what was settled specifically during the summit, although Macron said after the meeting that about 26 countries agreed to deploy forces by “land, sea or air” to Ukraine the day after the ceasefire, according to the British Broadcasting Corporation – a step that Putin has condemned repeatedly.

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In a post on X, Zelenskyy said that the meeting focused on how to raise “pressure” on Putin to end his three and a half years war.

“We talked about how to push the situation towards real peace,” Zelinski said. “We have discussed different options, and most importantly is pressure, using strong, especially economic measures, to end the war.

“The key to peace is to deprive the war machine in Russia, and to deprive it of resources,” he added.

Zelenskyy also said that the leaders discussed how to defend the sky of Ukraine better RussiaAlthough the White House did not answer the Fox News Digital questions about whether the United States has pledged more support.

“Ukraine has suggested coordination to protect our sky so that the United States thinks,” Zellinski said. “I thank President Trump for supporting our people. We agreed on more contacts.”

The meeting came after only one day Putin met with Chinese President Xi Jinping North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Beijing is in a military procession that celebrates the cessation of hostilities in World War II 80 years ago.

Both China and North Korea remained the constant supporters of Putin during his war in Ukraine And among the reprimand from the West.

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On Wednesday, Putin also invited Zeilinsky to meet him in Moscow, which was placed by Ukrainian and Western security officials as a deception amid pressure from Trump to meet.

Trump said he would talk to Putin in the coming days.