Meeting Trump’s demands would mark a major shift among the alliance, and there are major questions as to whether there would be collective interest in taking these steps.
I have no idea what to make of this. Who’s pushing this? Certainly not Pooty-Poot’s monkeyboy.
What do tariffs on China have to do with Ukraine? It seems like he just added that in there to make sure they weren’t really tempted to collectively call his bluff and leave Russia in (even more) economic catastrophe.
China has been supplying war material to Russia, and is the single largest customer for Russian oil which is one of the only things keeping the Russian economy semi-functional.
What do tariffs on China have to do with Ukraine? It seems like he just added that in there to make sure they weren’t really tempted to collectively call his bluff and leave Russia in (even more) economic catastrophe.
China has been supplying war material to Russia, and is the single largest customer for Russian oil which is one of the only things keeping the Russian economy semi-functional.