Donald Trump has said he is ready to impose sanctions on Moscow, but on the condition that all Nato allies agree to completely halt purchases of Russian oil and implement their own sanctions.<\/p>\n
He also suggested members of the transatlantic alliance consider imposing tariffs of 50% to 100% on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum as a way to help end the war.<\/p>\n
In a post on his social media site Truth Social on Saturday, the US president wrote: \u201cI am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia when all NATO Nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO Nations STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump also said the alliance\u2019s commitment to winning the war \u201chas been far less than 100%\u201d and branded the purchase of Russian oil by some members of the alliance as \u201cshocking.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf NATO does as I say, the war will end quickly, and all of those lives will be saved! If not, you are just wasting my time, and the time, energy, and money of the United States,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n
Turkey, a Nato member, is the third largest buyer of Russia\u2019s oil products, after China<\/a> and India, according to the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Other Nato members who purchase Russian oil include Hungary and Slovakia.<\/p>\n Trump has repeatedly threatened Russia with additional sanctions, but so far he has failed to follow through.<\/p>\n Trump also presented the prospect of Nato<\/a> imposing tariffs on China, which has deepened ties with Moscow, following a high-profile summit between Xi Jinping and president Putin recently in Beijing.<\/p>\n