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US President Donald Trump is under "improper pressure" from the European Union and NATO leaders to take a tougher stance on the Ukraine conflict, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday, according to Russian state media outlet RT. Lavrov's remarks came during a press conference following a ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin, China. The Russian minister responded to Trump's recent announcement on future deliveries of advanced weapons systems to Ukraine, which the US president said would be funded by European NATO members. Trump also issued an ultimatum threatening Russia and its trading partners with new economic sanctions unless the conflict is resolved within 50 days.
'Now it's 50 days, it used to be 24 hrs, also 100 days. We've been through that already' — Lavrov on Trump's threats
— RT (@RT_com) July 15, 2025
'Don't dig a hole for someone or else you'll fall into it', he stresses sanctions harm Europe more than Russia https://t.co/3wmLV4jlFj pic.twitter.com/VZh0RN4JNE
"Clearly, [Trump] is under enormous - improper, I would say - pressure by the European Union and current NATO leaders," Lavrov said, as quoted by RT. He claimed the "regime" of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky continues to seek arms from the West "at the mounting expense of Western taxpayers." He also criticised the new wave of sanctions proposed by Trump, stating that they would likely backfire on the West. "Trump clearly explained that Europe will be paying for all of that," Lavrov said. "European economists and political experts who are objective acknowledge that this sanctions war is damaging the nations who initiated it. We are already dealing with an unprecedented number of sanctions, and I am certain we can handle more," he added, according to RT
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