UK PM agreed to stop buying Russian oil, impose sanctions: Trump

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was left “embarrassed” when he criticised Nato and European Union (EU) countries for continuing to buy oil from Russia. Trump said Starmer has since agreed to stop Russian oil imports and is willing to join in imposing sanctions.

Trump made the comments to reporters on Thursday aboard Air Force One while returning to the US from the UK after wrapping up his historic state visit, becoming the first American President to be granted two state visits to Britain.

When asked if Starmer talked to him about Ukraine during their meeting earlier in the day, Trump claimed that the British leader had been “a little bit embarrassed” about European countries purchasing oil from Russia.

"The UK Prime Minister was embarrassed that I caught Europe, you know, Nato countries, EU countries, you could call it either way, because they’re very similar, that I caught them buying oil from Russia,” Trump said.

Starmer, according to Trump, said: “That’s not good.”

“I appreciate it that he said that,” the President said, adding the Starmer is not “one of the culprits” whose country buys Russian oil.

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