US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Russia of “severe consequences” if Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to stop the ongoing war with Ukraine after Friday's summit in Alaska.
Answering a reporter's question at the Kennedy Centre on Wednesday, Trump stated that Russia will face actions if it does not agree for a halt after his meeting with Putin in Alaska.
The reporter asked, “Will Russia face any consequences if Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop the war after your meeting on Friday?”
Trump responded with a simple "yes, they will", adding that these consequences would range from tariffs to sanctions. "I don't have to say. There will be severe consequences," POTUS added further.
Trump and Putin are scheduled to meet in Alaska on August 15.
Speaking to reporters, the US president further added that he will pitch for a second meeting which will include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump was “very clear” in a virtual meeting on Wednesday with European leaders that the US wants to achieve a ceasefire at the upcoming US-Russia summit in Alaska, French President Emmanuel Macron said, AP reported.
In the same meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, he told the group that Putin “is bluffing” ahead of the planned meeting with Trump.
Putin, Zelenskyy said, “is trying to apply pressure ... on all sectors of the Ukrainian front” in an attempt to show that Russia is “capable of occupying all of Ukraine.” Putin is also bluffing about sanctions, “as if they do not matter to him and are ineffective. In reality, sanctions are very helpful and are hitting Russia's war economy hard,” Zelenskyy said, AP reported.
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