Trump calls on NATO allies to stop buying Russian oil and threatens 50% to 100% tariffs on China

Published on 13/09/2025 - 16:02 GMT+2

US President Donald Trump has called connected each NATO countries to extremity buying Russian oil, and threatened China pinch tariffs ranging from 50% to 100% owed to its Russian petroleum purchases.

"China has a beardown control, and moreover grip, complete Russia, and these powerful Tariffs will break that grip," Trump wrote connected his societal media level Truth Social connected Saturday.

He added that he believed NATO’s committedness to winning nan warfare "has been acold little than 100%" and that nan acquisition of Russian lipid by immoderate of nan alliance's members is "shocking".

Addressing different NATO nations, nan US leader said "it greatly weakens your negotiating position, and bargaining power, complete Russia."

Since 2023, NATO personnel Turkey has been nan 3rd largest purchaser of Russian lipid aft non-NATO members China and India. Other NATO personnel states that purchased Russian lipid see Hungary and Slovakia.

The US President has many times promised he could bring an extremity to nan war, though he has yet to deed nan unit points to extremity Russia's afloat standard penetration of Ukraine. He has nevertheless remained adament that nan penetration would not person taken spot if he were president astatine nan clip it began, and believes he tin extremity it.

"This is not Trump's warfare (it would ne'er person started if I was president), it is Biden’s and Zelenskyy’s war. I americium only present to thief extremity it, and prevention thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives," he wrote connected Truth Social.

Last month, Trump hosted his counterpart Russian President Vladimir Putin successful Alaska for talks that grounded to consequence successful advancement towards bid and a lasting ceasefire.

Trump's station comes days aft Russia launched aggregate drones into Poland's airspace, which triggered nan activation of Article 4 of nan NATO treaty.

Article 4 of nan North Atlantic Treaty provides for nan anticipation of associated consultations betwixt NATO friends "whenever, successful nan sentiment of immoderate of them, nan territorial integrity, governmental independency aliases information of immoderate of nan Parties is threatened".

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has since announced an "Eastern Sentry" programme, which intends to deter further Russian incursions and show solidarity pinch Poland.