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Europe stumped by Trump’s demands over Russia sanctions
Daily News
|September 17, 2025
UNITED States President Donald Trump has demanded that allies stop buying Russian oil before he moves on punishing Moscow, and told them to hit China with tariffs.
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But Trump’s requests do not seem feasible, and the EU notes that it has already hammered the Kremlin with sanctions.
Meanwhile, diplomats fear it could be a ploy by Trump to stall on takin; a tough stance against Russia himself.
Ina Truth Social post at the weekend, Trump said he would impose “major sanctions” on Moscow ifall Nato countries stopped buying Russian oil.
The 27-nation EU has already banned most imports of Russian oil after the Kremlin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, slashing the share of oil it imports from Russia from 29% in early 2021 to 2% by mid-2025.
Currently, Hungary and Slovakia, both countries friendly to Moscow and Trump, still buy oil from Russia.
This story is from the September 17, 2025 edition of Daily News.
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