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President Donald Trump threatens to have “very serious consequences” for Russia if President Vladimir Putin disagrees to end Ukrainian War After a meeting in Alaska on Friday.
trump card He was preparing to sit down with Putin in Anchorage on Wednesday.
“Yes, they will. There will be consequences,” Trump responded to reporters’ questions about the topic. The president then refused to elaborate on the punishment.
He added: “I don’t have to say it. There will be very serious consequences.”
Trump and Putin’s relationship becomes sour as the president pushes for resolutions with Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin, leftist and President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Trump warned that a “very serious consequence” warning for Russia if Putin disagrees to end the war after meeting in Alaska on Friday. (Vyacheslav prokofyev, putnik, Kremlin swimming pool photos by AP; AP/Alex Brandon)
Trump later seems to be skeptical of whether he can convince him Putin Stop bombing of Ukrainian civilians.
“I’ll tell you what. I talked to him. I had a lot of good conversations with him, and then I went home and saw a rocket hit a nursing home or a rocket hit an apartment building and people were lying on the street.”
Zelenskyy said before Trump-Putin meeting, there is no sign that Russia wants to end the war
President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/anadolu agent/Getty image)
“So, I think the answer is no, because I’ve had this conversation. I want to end the war. It’s Biden’s war, but I want to end it. I’m proud to end this war, and the other five wars I’ve ended. But, I think the answer may not be,” Trump continued. ”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Wednesday that Russia is preparing to end the war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attended a video conference of European leaders’ war with President Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. （AP/John MacDougall）
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Zelenskyy said on X: “At present, there is no indication that the Russians are ready to end the war. Our coordinated efforts and joint actions – Ukraine, the United States, Europe and all countries seeking peace, can absolutely force Russia to achieve peace.”
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