Posted on 09/04/2025 7:26:02 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
US President Donald Trump urged Europe to cease its purchases of Russian oil on a call with European leaders at the Coalition of the Willing, Fox News reported on Thursday, citing a White House official.
Additionally, Trump stressed that European leaders should increase economic pressure on China "for funding Russia's war efforts," while stressing the importance of curbing financial aid to Russia.
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Sanctions don’t work...never did...never will. If one company falls...another emerges.
What I understand is that the new tariffs America put on China are at 10%.
While America’s new tariffs on EU are 15%...
Thus, putting real pressure on China would require that they are tariffed more than Europe. So we shall see...
Trump talked about +50% on China, but all that has been postponed indefinitely it seems.
We must also say no to the 600.000 Chinese spy-students ready to invade America.
What works? What do you recommend?
PDJT tried to warn them against buying oil from Russia in his first term, but the German delegation at the UN sneered and snickered.
They’re not. They are buying India’s oil. You know, from all those famous hindu sweet light crude wells...
This article does not name the WH official. The headline says “said to have asked”.
I will wait until Trump actually says it and we know he isn’t shy about expressing his opinions.
There has been an abundance of lying and obfuscation going on lately.
I wish Trump had stuck to reciprocal tariffs. That’s a much easier position to defend than using tariffs as a cudgel.
London/EU: “We want to fight Russia, but don’t make us cut-off Russian oil we buy from 3rd parties to evade our own sanctions. That will hurt our economies! Can’t we just get the USA to fight Russia for us? Waahhh!”
Slow walking.
Slow walking away.
Western Europe never had any intention of complying with sanctions.
About damn time. Europe sends more money to Russia than to Ukraine, through buying Russian oil.
Only US Taxpayers must make sacrifices for Ukraine!
You don’t expect Eurotrash to work 12 mos a year or work past 55 do you?
Trump is going to curb stomp Russia’s economy and I suspect provide better quality military support and planning to boot. If there is any lesson to be learned in life is do not cross this man.
Yep.
why does Trump care if Europe buys oil from Russia?
why is Trump being mean to Europe and Russia?
why is Trump being mean to India too?
I don’t understand…can we do America first without being mean?
will a BRICS currency be developed as a result of this meanness?
sometimes Trump is a step or two ahead of me…can someone explain these steps so i know what is going on
We are witnessing the dying Colonial World Order. The leadership of the west do not understand the emerging global economy.
Trump’s Trade War cannot save the Western ownership of International Trade. We can no longer sell our treasury bills. Our debt to GDP is more than we are bringing in - every single nation in the west is at more debt than GDP (Germany was 70% but sinking too with an economy).
Trump is so focused on destroying Brics, but the Brics countries have both passed the G7, 50% plus of the world population, and western countries no longer dominate.
England and France are no longer Great Powers... But the US, Russia, China, and to lesser 30 year gap India with 1.5B people will be considered the fourth as Brazil replaces India as up and coming.
Trump is destroying relations with the rest of the world - short of a war. Trump can FAFO and if he thinks we can win a war today without damage he is inherently wrong.
Trump has his hostage trade partner who is not an economic competitor in the EU.
i think i know why Trump did the 600k students…in mideival times two oft warring nations would exchange princes and princesses so that the other country didn’t do anything belligerent…these students are the children of communist party members
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