China could accelerate the end of the war in Ukraine if Europe acted - Trump
Kyiv • UNN
Donald Trump stated that the war in Ukraine could end sooner if Europe imposed sanctions or tariffs on China. He noted that China is the largest buyer of Russian oil and has leverage over Russia.
US President Donald Trump said that if Europe had done something about China, such as imposing sanctions or tariffs, Beijing could have accelerated the end of the war in Ukraine, UNN reports.
Well, if they had applied sanctions, for example, or tariffs, or whatever you want to call it, if they had done that to China, I think the war might have ended, because China is the biggest buyer of oil from Russia. And I think they have other leverage over Russia.
He stated that his relations with China are "very good."
If Europe does something about China, I think China will probably force the war to end. Is there any openness to that? Did Starmer say they would consider it? Well, I would do something too. But again, you can't have Europe buying oil from Russia, and then I get angry at China because they buy oil from Russia.
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