Donald Trump urged NATO to impose 50 to 100 percent tariffs on China and halt Russian oil purchases to pressure Moscow.

US President Donald Trump urged NATO allies to adopt sweeping measures to pressure Moscow, including imposing 50 to 100 percent tariffs on China until the Russia-Ukraine war is over. In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Donald Trump addressed “all NATO nations, and the world" as he said that Washington was prepared to move forward with major sanctions on Russia but only if European partners halted purchases of Russian oil and joined in coordinated action.

Donald Trump wrote, “As you know, NATO’s commitment to win has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian Oil, by some, has been shocking! Anyway, I am ready to ‘go’ when you are. Just say when?"

He added that NATO as a group should levy punitive tariffs on China, which he claimed “has a strong control, and even grip, over Russia." These tariffs, he said, should remain in place until the war ends and would be “fully withdrawn" once peace is restored.

Donald Trump cast the proposal as a way to end what he called a “deadly, but ridiculous war," claiming that 7,118 people had been killed in just the past week. He insisted the conflict would never have started if he were in charge from the outset, calling it “Biden’s and Zelenskyy’s war."

He wrote, “I am only here to help stop it, and save thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives. If NATO does as I say, the war will end quickly… If not, you are just wasting my time, and the time, energy, and money of the United States."

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