At the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday put NATO’s energy ties with Moscow under the scanner. He accused European allies of “funding the war against themselves" by continuing to buy Russian gas despite sanctions. “Who the hell ever heard of that one?" he mocked, arguing that paying Moscow for energy undermines collective security.

While he bracketed India and China as large crude buyers, his sharpest criticism was directed at NATO countries , especially France, which is bound by long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts running into the 2030s. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen endorsed Trump’s line, saying, “Trump is absolutely right. We are working on it."

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