He noted that he supports the demand of US President Donald Trump for European partners to stop the purchase of Russian oil.
According to Graham, the good news is that Europe significantly reduced the purchase of Russian oil and gas.
“When it comes to the purchase of Russian oil, now almost everything depends on Hungary and Slovakia. I hope and expect that they will soon take on the obligation to help us to stop this bloodshed. If not, then the consequences should be, and they will be,” the resident senator emphasized.
.@Potus IS Right to Demand that Europe Stop Buying Russian Oil. The Good News is that Europe has Substantially Reduced Their Purchasses of Russian Oil and Gas.
When it Comes to Buying Russian Oil, it is Now Virtually Down to Hungary and Slovakia. I Hope and Expect Them To Step Up …
– Lindsey Graham (@Lindseygrahamsk) September 15, 2025
Context
Trump during a telephone conversation with the leaders of European countries after the meeting of the “Coalition of those who wish” in Paris September 4 accused the EU countries of buying Russian oilWhat helps the Russian military machine, the media wrote. In response, Trump was informed that only Hungary and Slovakia were imported Russian oil.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, after a meeting of the “Coalition of those who wish”, said that Trump was “very dissatisfied with” the fact that Hungary and Slovakia buy Russian oil during a conversation with European leaders. The White House said that Russia received € 1.1 billion from the sale of fuel in the EU in one year.
The head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry Peter Siyyarto, commenting on these messages, said that Hungary allegedly could not refuse Russian crude oil because It has no other choice. While Budapest openly buys oil from the Russian Federation, “other European countries” do it secretly and “bypassing”, because “this is cheaper,” he said.
On September 8, Siyyarto said that Trump did not forbid Hungary and Slovakia to buy oil from the Russian Federation.
