Donald Trump has said the US will sanction Russia only if all NATO members end Russian oil and gas imports. Brussels sees the move as pressure on Hungary and Slovakia — and as an excuse for the White House to delay.
Just to be clear, this is the actual intent behind orangeboi’s rhetoric:
Bond argued that by setting such a high bar for US sanctions, requiring all NATO members to end Russian oil and gas imports, Trump may have created conditions that are impossible to meet, shifting the blame onto the Europeans. That risks delaying the Trump administration’s alignment with the EU just as Brussels finalizes its 19th sanction package against Russia.
Even if fhe EU manages to meet this arbitrarily-imposed precondition, the goal posts will most likely simply be moved.
Just to be clear, this is the actual intent behind orangeboi’s rhetoric:
Even if fhe EU manages to meet this arbitrarily-imposed precondition, the goal posts will most likely simply be moved.