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Trump pushes Europe to avoid Russia's oil

President Trump joined a call Thursday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and world leaders during which he urged Europe to stop purchasing Russian oil as a way to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine.

© Rebecca Blackwell, Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron and Zelensky met in France, while roughly 20 other leaders joined the meeting virtually to discuss efforts to end the war in Ukraine, which has been raging since Russian forces invaded in February 2022.

“President Trump emphasized that Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil that is funding the war — as Russia received €1.1 billion [$1.28 billion] in fuel sales from the EU in one year,” a White House official said in a statement. “The president also emphasi

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