President Donald Trump challenged members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) on Saturday to fully remove themselves from Russian oil before he agreed to further sanctions on Moscow, raising the question as to why some member states still use Russian oil years into the invasion of Ukraine.

Newsweek reached out to NATO and the European Commission by email outside of normal business hours on Saturday for comment.

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Negotiations for a peace deal appear to have stalled out as Russia launched a fresh wave of attacks against Ukraine this week. Moscow, which invaded the Eastern European nation in February 2022, announced a pause in peace talks with Ukraine and accused European nations of hindering the process, according to Reuters.

Moscow also accused Kyiv of

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