U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said Thursday that the most consequential outcome of President Donald Trump’s meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte was the president’s announcement of sweeping new sanctions targeting two Russian oil companies and their subsidiaries.
Appearing on Newsmax’s “National Report,” Whitaker said the move underscored Trump’s determination to end what he called a “senseless” and “brutal” conflict in Ukraine.
“I was at the White House … for that meeting,” Whitaker said. “Very important topics were discussed, but most of it centered around President Trump’s continuing desire to end this senseless war. He talked about how thousands of people, especially soldiers on the front lines, are dying every single week.”
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