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US President Donald Trump connected Monday repeated his complaint against the European Union and asked them to "stop buying lipid from Russia" amid the ongoing warfare with Ukraine.While talking to reporters, Trump said that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has to marque a bid woody with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin."Zelensky's gonna person to marque a deal. And Europe has to halt buying lipid from Russia," Trump said.This comes a time aft Trump asserted that helium does not privation European nations to proceed buying lipid from Russia and criticised their sanctions arsenic "not pugnacious enough."Speaking to reporters, Trump besides reiterated his longstanding concerns implicit the Ukraine warfare and his tendency to mediate a bid woody betwixt Moscow and Kyiv.He said, "Europe is buying lipid from Russia. I don’t privation them to bargain lipid -- and the sanctions that they’re putting connected are not pugnacious enough. I’m consenting to bash sanctions, but they’re going to person to toughen up their sanctions commensurate with what I’m doing."This comes aft Trump imposed 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs connected India and an further 25 per cent for Delhi’s purchases of Russian oil.India had termed the tariffs imposed connected it arsenic “unjustified and unreasonable.
“Like immoderate large economy, India volition instrumentality each indispensable measures to safeguard its nationalist interests and economical security,” India had said.Additionally, Trump urged Nato allies to authorisation Beijing astatine rates of 50 to 100 per cent, accusing China of backing Russia and strengthening its subject capableness successful the Ukraine conflict.Beijing responded indirectly, with Chinese overseas curate Wang Yi saying China is committed to “promoting bid talks to resoluteness hot-spot issues,” and that “wars cannot lick problems and sanctions would lone complicate them.”China besides clarified that “it does not enactment successful oregon program wars” and emphasised dialogue, portion calling for person practice with Europe. Wang Yi made these remarks during his gathering with Slovenian counterpart Tanja Fajon.Notably, successful this latest push, Trump near India retired of his criticism, amid signs Washington and New Delhi are moving connected a abstracted agreement.