European leaders visit us to discuss war in Ukraine, Trump says

Donald Trump said European leaders will visit the United States on Monday or Tuesday to discuss ways to end the war in Ukraine.

The US president added that he would also talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and signal that his administration was ready to move to the second phase of sanctions in Moscow.

President of Ukrainian Volodimir Zelensky stated that the sanctions were “the right idea” and called on European countries to stop buying Russian energy.

This happens when Russia has started its largest aerial explosion on Ukraine so far, four and suffered from the main government building of Ukraine in Kiev for the first time.

After the attack, during which Russia fired at least 810 drones and 13 missiles in Ukraine, Trump said he was “not satisfied with the whole situation.”

“Some European leaders come to our country on Monday or Tuesday individually,” Trump said. It is unclear to whom Trump referred to.

Russia has strengthened attacks on Ukraine because Trump and Putin held a summit in Alaska last month.

Speaking before ABC News, Zelensky said European partners continue to buy Russian oil and gas, “not fair”.

He added: “We must stop (buying) any energy from Russia, and by the way, anything, any transactions with Russia. We can’t have any deals if we want to stop them.”

Zelensky also welcomes Trump’s plans to impose secondary tariffs on countries that trade with Russia – aimed at the trouble of Moscow’s ability to finance the war.

“I think the idea of ​​putting tariffs for countries that continue to make deals with Russia, I think this is the right idea,” he said.

Russia has sold about $ 985 billion ($ 729 billion) of oil and gas since its full -scale invasion began in March 2022, Think Tank The Center on Energy and Clean Air reports.

China and India were the largest buyers. The EU has decreased dramatically – but not completely stopped – buying Russian energy. In June, Brussels outlined plans to stop all purchases by 2027.

Last month, the United States imposed tariffs on 50% on goods from India As a punishment for continuing to buy Russian oil. The Indian government has said it would continue to engage in the “best deal” to buy oil for its population’s economic interests.

And at a meeting in Beijing last week Russia stated to increase Gas deliveries to China.

Zelensky’s intervention takes place as a group of countries producing oil, which includes Russia, has again agreed to increase production, which may put pressure on oil prices.

US Treasury Minister Scott Baby told NBC Meet The Press what the US is looking for additional support in the EU to impose secondary tariffs on countries that buy Russian oil.

Blessed said that if EU countries increase sanctions and secondary tariffs for countries buying Russian oil, “the Russian economy will be in full collapse, and this will lead President Putin to the table.”

He added: “We are now in the race between how long the Ukrainian military can, against how long the Russian economy can stand.”