Trump calls out Europe for 'funding' Putin's war and failing to 'pressure' China

"The President also emphasized that European leaders must place economic pressure on China for funding Russia's war efforts," the official added.

The EU has drastically cut its imports of Russian oil following the invasion of Ukraine, though the president's comments point out that it has not completely cut off its energy imports from Moscow. 

The White House did not confirm where it pulled its figures from or the period of time it referenced. 

The official highlighted the fact that the U.S. under Trump has not been a member of the Coalition aimed at backing Ukraine, and said, "[French] President [Emmanuel] Macron and European leaders called President Trump into their 'Coalition of the Willing' meeting."

Despite the tough tone from the White House, Macron described the Coalition of the Willing as having "made real progress in Paris" on Thursday. 

It remains unclear what specifically was ironed out during the summit, though Macron said following the meeting that some 26 nations had agreed to deploy troops "by land, sea or air" to Ukraine the day after a ceasefire deal is secured, reported the BBC - a move that Putin has repeatedly condemned.

In a post on X, Zelenskyy said the meeting focused on how to up the "pressure" on Putin to end his three-and-a-half-year-long war. 

"We talked about how to push the situation toward real peace," Zelenskyy said. "We discussed different options, and the most important is pressure, using strong measures, particularly economic ones, to force an end to the war. 

"The key to peace is depriving Russia's war machine of money, depriving it of resources," he added. 

"Ukraine has proposed a format for protecting our skies for the U.S. to consider," Zelenskyy said. "I thank President Trump for supporting our people. We agreed on further contacts."

Putin on Wednesday also invited Zelenskyy to meet with him in Moscow, which Ukrainian and Western security officials have flagged as disingenuous amid pressure from Trump for the pair to meet. 

Trump said he will speak with Putin in the coming days.