Can the U.S. Convince China to Cut Russian Oil Imports?

Ahead of an August 8 deadline set by US President Donald Trump for the Kremlin to stop the fighting in Ukraine, Washington is looking to squeeze Moscow economically and has found a new target: Russian oil sales to China. Reining in how much oil China buys from Russia has become an unexpected sticking point in ongoing US-China trade talks in Stockholm, where both sides are looking to settle many of their differences in order to avert punishing tariffs and reach a broader trade deal. With Trump growing increasingly frustrated with Russian President…