The US demands that the EU abandon Russian oil and gas

The sanctions that the US is calling on Europe to impose on Russia include a complete ban on all oil and gas purchases, as well as the introduction of secondary tariffs by the EU against India and China, similar to those already applied by the US against India, Axios reports.

“Europeans cannot drag out this war and make excessive demands through back channels while expecting America to bear the costs,” said a senior White House official. “If Europe wants to escalate this war, that will be its choice. But then it will hopelessly snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.”

The White House has asked European countries to adopt sanctions similar to those already imposed by the US against India, including a complete halt to all oil and gas supplies from New Delhi.

The Trump administration wants Europe to impose secondary tariffs on India, as the US has already warned, if New Delhi does not stop buying oil from Moscow.

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