Trump’s Russia Oil Sanctions Face Early Test in China Meeting

Ukraine and its allies have called on Donald Trump to pressure Xi Jinping over China’s support for Russia. Trump’s meeting with Xi later Thursday will be a major test of just how ready the US president is to get tough with Vladimir Putin.

A week after announcing sanctions on two major Russian oil companies, Trump has a chance to lean on China to curb purchases of Russian oil and deliver a blow to crucial energy revenues funding Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Trump has said he’ll raise Chinese oil buying with Xi as part of his renewed bid to end ...