The $6 Price Tag on Trump's Tough Talk About Putin's Russia
A year ago, Donald Trump was talking tough about Russian oil.
NATO countries should stop buying it altogether, the president declared in a Truth Social post on September 13, 2025. Their continued purchases were "shocking," Trump said, because they weakened the alliance's leverage over Russian leader Vladimir Putin. If NATO acted, Trump was "ready to do major Sanctions" on Russia, and added the bloc should slap 50 to 100 percent tariffs on China for good measure...
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