U.S. President Donald Trump issued a letter to NATO countries on Saturday, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and impose major sanctions on Russia to end the war with Ukraine.

Trump posted on his social media site on Saturday that NATO'S commitment "to WIN" the war "has been far less than 100%" and that the purchase of Russian oil by some members of the alliance is "shocking."

"It greatly weakens your negotiating position, and bargaining power, over Russia," he said, referring to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

Trump said he believes the war — which began with Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 — would end if all NATO countries stopped buying Russia's oil and started placing 50 to 100 per cent tariffs on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum.

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