President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again called on all European partners in the NATO alliance to cut dependence on Russian oil.
In his lengthy address to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump accused NATO allies of "funding the war against themselves."
"Who the hell ever heard of that one?" Trump mocked.
"China and India are the primary funders of the ongoing war by continuing to purchase Russian oil," he said. "But inexcusably, even NATO countries have not cut off much Russian energy and Russian energy products, which, as you know, I found out about two weeks ago, and I wasn't happy."
European nations have drastically cut their reliance on Moscow’s oil following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, though they have not cut it off entirely.
Hungary, Slovakia, France, Belgium and Spain remain Europe’s top importers of Russian energy.
While Hungary and Slovakia continue to purchase Russian oil, France is the second-largest European purchaser of Russian energy and continues to import liquefied natural gas (LNG).
