{"id":31353,"date":"2025-09-05T08:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/?p=31353"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:48:35","slug":"us-president-trump-pressures-europe-on-russian-oil-as-european-leaders-pledge-troops-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/us-president-trump-pressures-europe-on-russian-oil-as-european-leaders-pledge-troops-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"US President Trump pressures Europe on Russian oil as European leaders pledge troops for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump held a videoconference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at a security summit in Paris on September 4, 2025, urging them to end Russian energy purchases and increase pressure on China.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a White House official, Trump said European states \u201care funding the war\u201d through continued Russian oil imports. The official cited data showing that Russia had received $1.28 billion from EU fuel sales in one year, despite reductions since the start of the war in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. President Trump also stressed that European governments should confront China, which he accused of indirectly sustaining Russia\u2019s war economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another U.S. official described the president as \u201ccordial but very direct,\u201d adding that he placed the responsibility squarely on Europe to tighten sanctions and increase costs for Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


European Response<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the call, French President Emmanuel Macron warned that if Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to reject peace talks, Europe would expand sanctions in coordination with the United States. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer echoed that position, saying Europe must apply \u201ceven greater pressure\u201d to secure a cessation of hostilities.<\/p>\n\n\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky alongside a delegation of European leaders at the White House on August 18, 2025. (Image Credit: White House\/via X)<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Zelenskyy, who joined the Paris summit in person, emphasized that more pressure was essential. \u201cWe need to stop Russia\u2019s ability to finance this war,\u201d he said. The Ukrainian president also highlighted the importance of Washington\u2019s role in any future peace agreement, noting, \u201cIt is important that the United States is with us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Paris Security Summit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Paris meeting, co-chaired by Macron and Starmer, brought together leaders from nearly 30 nations, most of them European, but also including Canada, Australia, and Japan. The group, calling itself the \u201cCoalition of the Willing,\u201d agreed on the outlines of security guarantees for Ukraine if a ceasefire takes hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Macron announced that 26 countries had formally pledged to contribute troops or other forms of support. \u201cWe have today 26 countries who have committed to deploy as reassurance force troops in Ukraine, or to be present on the ground, at sea, or in the air,\u201d Macron said alongside Zelenskyy. The forces, he specified, would not serve on the front line but would act as a stabilizing presence after any peace agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zelenskyy called the pledges a \u201cserious concrete step,\u201d stressing that Ukraine required long-term security guarantees backed by Western military commitments. Ukrainian officials outlined options ranging from training missions and air support to symbolic troop deployments and financial contributions.

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Today\u2019s Coalition of the Willing meeting was attended by leaders in person and online. Over 30 countries, all united by the same goal: to end this war with a reliable peace and long-term security.

We discussed in detail each country\u2019s readiness to make a contribution to ensuring\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/1LiqpIatqq<\/a><\/p>— Volodymyr Zelenskyy \/ \u0412\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0417\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 (@ZelenskyyUa) September 4, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote>