Trump’s energy remarks are excuses for inaction, says diplomat Bezsmertnyi
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Tue, 23 Sep 2025 20:49:00 +0300

Diplomat Roman Bezsmertnyi said this on Espreso TV.“Trump’s position on Europe buying Russian oil—well, in fact, only two countries buy Russian oil: Hungary and Slovakia. On the eve of Trump’s UN General Assembly speech, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said Hungary would not give up Russian oil. Both Szijjártó and Orbán hide behind Trump. So instead of making accusations against all of Europe, Trump should pick up the phone or summon Orbán and tell him what to do,” Bezsmertnyi stressed.According to him, regarding Russian gas, on November 8, 2024—the day after Trump declared victory in the presidential election—Ursula von der Leyen called him and offered to supply more than $400 billion worth of liquefied natural gas. Trump has still not responded.“Some countries, such as the Netherlands, France, and Belgium, continue importing gas because they are waiting for Trump’s response. Once again, I emphasize: Trump makes loud statements to justify his inaction. His only achievement was agreeing to certain items in the 19th EU sanctions package against Russia, but he did not join the 18th package. In this regard, he can say a lot, even from the UN General Assembly podium, but as we see, Trump is very stingy on real work,” the diplomat concluded.On September 23, U.S. President Donald Trump said at the UN General Assembly that NATO countries buying Russian oil and gas must stop their purchases.
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