WASHINGTON — President Trump confronted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday for defying his calls for European nations and NATO allies to stop buying Russian oil and funding Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Noting that Erdogan has said he wants to remain “neutral” in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, Trump told reporters in front of the Turkish president that it was time to crank up the economic pressure on the Kremlin.

“I’d like to have him stop buying any oil from Russia while Russia continues his rampage against Ukraine ,” he said. “[Moscow has] lost millions of lives already, and for what? You know, for what? Disgraceful.”

Trump said he and Erdogan would discuss both the Ukraine war and trade relations during his visit, apparently referencing the presid

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