U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his call for OPEC to cut oil prices to hurt oil-rich Russia's finances and help bring an end to the war in Ukraine.

US President Donald Trump has raised the stakes for a meeting of an OPEC+ ministerial panel next month, with his call for the group to lower oil prices.

"You've got to bring down the oil price, you've got to end that war. They should have done it long ago," President Donald Trump said.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday proved that words can be just as powerful as actions — at least temporarily — after his promise to ask the Saudis and OPEC to lower the cost of oil led to a downturn in crude prices.

President Trump is urging Saudi Arabia and OPEC to increase oil output to pressure Russia into ending the war in Ukraine, while also threatening additional sanctions against Russia.

Trump’s push for cheaper oil, rising U.S. inventories, and OPEC’s next move weigh heavily on crude oil markets. Will prices fall further?

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The president says he wants Opec and Saudi Arabia to bring down the price of oil which he says is fuelling the Russia-Ukraine war.

President Donald Trump called on the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to lower oil prices during the World Economic Forum on Thursday, saying it would immediately end the war in Ukraine.

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