United States Energy Secretary Chris Wright called on European countries on Monday to stop purchasing Russian oil and gas, if they want Washington to impose additional sanctions on Moscow. In an interview for the Financial Times, the energy secretary stated that Europe should buy US natural gas and other fossil fuel products in order to fulfill the terms of the US-EU trade agreement. “We think it’s good economically for Europe. You want to have secure energy suppliers that are your allies, not your foes … The other reason is a huge goal of the Trump administration, and I believe of the EU, is to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Russia funds its war machine off oil exports and natural gas exports and if you cut off European purchase of those, it shrinks their money,” Wright commented.