Europe urged to support Trump’s call to hit Putin’s allies

The politician noted that yesterday, the US president issued a message to European allies, mostly NATO members, expecting them to follow his lead and impose tariffs of 50% to 100% on Chinese goods imported into Europe.

“Graham Blumenthal bill 85 co-sponsors in the Senate, that would allow President Trump to tear off people who buy cheap Russian oil, and for their benefit, like China, India, and Brazil. China and India were changed their practices toward Putin. This war would end,” Graham said.

The senator believes that if the US and Europe jointly told China tomorrow that it would lose access to their economies unless Beijing stopped buying Russian oil, China would change its behavior.

Graham also noted that Western countries have imposed all possible sanctions on Russia, yet Moscow has found ways to circumvent them.

“Putin doesn't care about sanctions. No sanctions have worked here. He evades sanctions. He lives well,” the senator added.

“Crippling” sanctions bill against Russia

Earlier this year, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, Democrat Richard Blumenthal, and more than 80 other lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress proposing 500% tariffs on imports to the US from countries that purchase Russian oil, petroleum products, natural gas, or uranium.

The bill aims to weaken Russia’s economy and pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

The legislation has bipartisan support in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, but it has not yet been brought to a vote.

According to media reports, former President Donald Trump stated his willingness to pressure Putin and force him to end the war in Ukraine through crippling sanctions.