According to him, this trading finances the “military machine” of the illegitimate Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Instead, Wright suggested that the EU buy liquefied natural gas, gasoline and other fuel from the United States to fulfill the terms of the trade agreement that obliges European countries to purchase American energy carriers in the amount of $ 750 billion until the end of 2028.
The head of the US Ministry of Energy noted that if the Europeans “put an end to” and said that they would not buy more Russian gas and oil, then this “unconditionally” would have a positive effect that the states “will also be more aggressive [вводить санкции]”.
The United States believes that “this is beneficial for Europe” from an economic point of view to have “reliable energy suppliers who are allies, not enemies,” Wright emphasized.
In addition, the US presidential administration Donald Trump believes that the EU sets himself a “most important task”-to put an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war, the American minister added. He pointed out that the aggressor of the Russian Federation finances its military machine by exporting oil and natural gas, and “if you stop the purchase of these goods by Europe, this will reduce its budget.”
FT wrote that the EU presses on the United States, demanding to tighten economic sanctions against the Russian Federation in order to strengthen pressure on Putin as part of diplomatic efforts to achieve a peace agreement on Ukraine. But, despite the growing disappointment of the refusal of Moscow to agree to a temporary ceasefire, Trump did not impose additional sanctions against Russia, summarized the media.
Context
On August 25, Trump said that “very serious consequences” may occur if the aggressor country does not sit at the negotiations with Ukraine, and threatened to “intervene” if there is no progress in two weeks. The next day, Trump threatened the Russian Economic War if she refuses negotiations with Ukraine.
The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, after a meeting of the “Coalition of those who wish”, said on September 4 that Trump was “very dissatisfied with” 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.
On the night of September 7, the Russian Federation inflicted on Ukraine the most massive air blow from the beginning of the war. The American Ministry of Finance said after this that the United States is ready to increase pressure on Russia, but we need support for European partners. If the United States and the EU introduce more sanctions and secondary tariffs for countries buying Russian oil, the Russian economy will completely collapse, said the head of the Scott's Department.
On the same day, Trump said that he was ready for the second stage of sanctions against Russia.
