US President Donald Trump pressed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stop buying oil from Russia, arguing that cutting Moscow’s energy revenues was key to ending the war in Ukraine.

“I’d like to have him stop buying any oil from Russia while Russia continues this rampage," Donald Trump said, during an Oval Office appearance with Erdogan. The two leaders met for talks covering defence ties, regional security and the war in Ukraine. Donald Trump described Erdogan as a long-standing friend and praised his leadership.

“When I was in exile, we were still friends," Donald Trump said, in a reference to the four years following his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.

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Donald Trump lauded Turkey’s military, saying Erdogan had “built a tremendous military" and confirmed

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