NATO, Trump and Russia
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US president said he is ready to impose further sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO countries stop buying Russian oil, a huge source of income for Putin.
President Donald Trump demanded NATO and the rest of the world follow his lead when it comes to handling Russia, penning a “letter” to the world in an early Saturday morning Truth Social post threatening Moscow with “major” sanctions.
Ukraine war would end if all NATO countries stopped buying oil from Russia and placed tariffs on China of 50% to 100% for its purchases of Russian petroleum.
Responding to President Trump, Poland's leader said, "we would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't."
Poland said there 19 Russian drones entered its airspace early on Wednesday. After the drones were shot down with NATO assistance, leaders across Europe condemned the incident.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has invoked NATO's Article 4 after he said a "huge number" of Russian drones violated his country's airspace. Tusk said 19 drones had entered Polish airspace and those posing a threat were shot down by Polish and NATO air defenses.
In his meeting with the recently-inaugurated Polish president, Trump claimed Poland had been among just two countries hitting NATO’s 2% spending target. View on euronews