Donald Trump’s statement on EU-Russia energy relations

US President Donald Trump stated on social media that the European Union has paid Russia 250 billion dollars for energy resources. According to him, the "fake news" media does not want to approach this topic. Trump noted that he made the right choice for the American people and named American interests as his priority. 1TV+6

A number of media outlets, including interpressnews, mtavari-fb and formula, link this statement by Trump to an agreement related to the purchase of diesel fuel from Russia. At the same time, imedinews and postv note that according to the president's statement, European countries have paid Moscow hundreds of billions of dollars by purchasing Russian energy resources. Formula+5

When citing Trump's statement, media outlets use different terminology regarding energy resources: some call them "energy resources," some "energy carriers," and some "energy." 1TV+9