He urged European leaders to “immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia” as he said otherwise “we are all wasting a lot of time,” as they were “funding the war against themselves” (16:35). MEPs will have the final say on the fate of the two MEPs next month, when their cases, alongside several others, will be voted on in the European parliament plenary chamber on 6 October. He repeated an offer to levy heavy tariffs on Russia in order to end its invasion of Ukraine, but said that European countries would first have to cease buying Russian energy products. He urged European leaders to “immediately cease all energy purchases from Russia” as he said otherwise “we are all wasting a lot of time,” as they were “funding the war against themselves” (16:35). Share12h ago 16.03 BST Trump has now been speaking for over 50 minutes (16:25).