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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump warns Russia of 'severe consequences' if Putin doesn't agree to stop war
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened "severe consequences" against Russia if Vladimir Putin did not agree to stop his war on Ukraine. "There will be consequences," Trump said at the Kennedy Center in Washington as he took questions on his meeting on Friday with Russia's president in Alaska. Trump did not elaborate on what those consequences would be. When asked if they would include sanctions or tariffs, Trump only said he didn't have to say. The comments came after a virtual conference between Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders. Trump described the conversation with the leaders as "very friendly" and European leaders said afterward Trump told them he would press Putin for a ceasefire. Zelenskyy, speaking in Berlin on Wednesday after the call, said he advised Trump and other officials that Putin is "bluffing" in pursuing peace. "I told my colleagues, the U.S. president and our European friends, that Putin definitely does not want peace. He wants the occupation of our country. And we all really understand that. Putin will not be able to deceive anyone. We need further pressure for peace. Not only American, but also European sanctions," Zelenskyy said. "We talked about the meeting in Alaska," Zelenskyy added. "We hope that the central topic of the meeting will be a ceasefire. An immediate ceasefire. The U.S. president has repeatedly said this. He suggested to me that after the meeting in Alaska we will have contact. And we will discuss all the results, if there are any. And we will determine the next mutual steps." Though details of Friday's meeting are still being ironed out, Putin and Trump are scheduled to meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. Trump on Wednesday said it was not his call to not invite Zelenskyy to Friday's summit, and that he next wants to see a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin as well as the U.S. if necessary. "There's a very good chance that we're going to have a second meeting, which will be more productive than the first, because the first is -- I'm going to find out where we are and what we're doing," Trump said. Asked if he believes he could convince Putin to stop targeting civilians in Ukraine, Trump said no and repeated the frustration he's expressed about Putin in the past few weeks. Trump at the same time suggested a second meeting won't take place if he doesn't get what he needs from Putin. "Now, there may be no second meeting because if I feel that it's not appropriate to have it because I didn't get the answers that we have to have, then we're not going to have a second meeting," Trump said. Zelenskyy is pushing for for a three-way meeting between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, arguing it is "impossible to solve this without Ukraine." European governments have expressed their support for Ukraine in any coming peace negotiations, urging Trump to facilitate European and Ukrainian involvement in any such discussions. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that Trump "was very clear on the fact that the what the United States wants is to obtain a ceasefire during this meeting in Alaska." "The second element that was very clearly expressed by President Trump is that the territorial matters from Ukraine can and will only be negotiated by the Ukrainian president," Macron continued. "This is the position that we support, and it has been very clearly expressed by President Trump, and so this heralds our meetings in the future." British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said "real progress" was made in the virtual meeting and said the coalition was ready to support Friday's meeting between Trump and Putin. Starmer also said the group is ready to implement plans if a ceasefire is reached, including security guarantees for Ukraine once the hostilities have stopped. During a news conference in Moscow on Wednesday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy spokesperson Alexei Fadeev said Russia considers "the consultations requested by the Europeans as politically and practically insignificant." Fadeev also said Russia's stance on ending the war in Ukraine has not changed since Putin laid out his conditions last year: the full withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from parts of the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson that they still control, and Ukraine abandoning its plans to join the NATO alliance. Fadeev told reporters that the upcoming meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska will allow the two leaders to focus on discussing all current issues between their countries, from the Ukraine war to the normalization of relations. Long-range strikes by Russia and Ukraine continued overnight into Wednesday. Ukraine's air force said Russia launched 49 drones and two North Korean-made ballistic missiles into the country overnight, of which 32 drones and both missiles were shot down or suppressed. Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said its forces shot down 63 Ukrainian drones overnight. ABC News' Kelsey Walsh, Natalia Kushnir, Anna Sergeeva, Yulia Drozd, Hannah Demissie, Morgan Winsor and Joe Simonetti contributed to this report.
CBC
2 days ago
- Politics
- CBC
Trump warns Russia of ‘severe consequences' if war doesn't end
U.S. President Donald Trump said Russia would face 'very severe consequences' if it doesn't move toward peace with Ukraine, but some wonder if Trump will follow through on his tough talk when he meets Russian President Vladimir Putin later this week.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Arab News
Trump warns of ‘very severe consequences' if Putin continues Ukraine war
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that there will be 'very severe consequences' if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to stop his war in Ukraine after their Friday summit in Alaska, though he did not say what those consequences might be. Trump's comment came after a virtual meeting with European leaders, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who told the group that Putin 'is bluffing' about seeking peace. 'He is trying to apply pressure before the meeting in Alaska along all parts of the Ukrainian front. Russia is trying to show that it can occupy all of Ukraine.' German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the leaders had a 'constructive and good' discussion with Trump. Trump and Putin will meet in Alaska on Friday, where Kyiv and its allies are worried the two leaders may try to dictate the terms of peace in the 3-1/2-year war. 'He is trying to apply pressure before the meeting in Alaska along all parts of the Ukrainian front. Russia is trying to show that it can occupy all of Ukraine.' Trump and Putin meeting at an American military base this week allows them to avoid any protests and provides an important level of security. That's according to Benjamin Jensen, senior fellow for defense and security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank. 'For President Trump, it's a great way for him to show American military strength while also isolating the ability of the public or others to intervene with what he probably hopes is a productive dialogue,' Jensen said. He said the location means Trump can cultivate ties with Putin while 'signaling military power to try to gain that bargaining advantage to make a second meeting possible.'
CBC
2 days ago
- Politics
- CBC
Trump says Russia will face ‘severe consequences' if doesn't end war
Ahead of a planned meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters there would be 'very severe consequences' if Putin doesn't agree to end the war in Ukraine.
Fox News
2 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Trump threatens 'very severe' consequences if Russia doesn't agree to end Ukraine war
President Donald Trump threatened "very severe consequences" for Russia if President Vladimir Putin doesn't agree to end the war in Ukraine after their meeting in Alaska on Friday. Trump issued the warning Wednesday as he is preparing for a sit-down with Putin in Anchorage. "Yes, they will. There will be consequences," Trump said in response to a reporter's question on the topic. The president then refused to elaborate on what the punishment would be. "I don't have to say. There will be very severe consequences," he added. Trump later appeared to cast doubt on whether he could convince Putin to stop bombing Ukrainian civilians. "I'll tell you what. I've had that conversation with him. I've had a lot of good conversations with him then I go home and I see that a rocket hit a nursing home or a rocket hit an apartment building, and people are laying dead in the streets," Trump said. "So, I guess the answer to that 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'll be very proud to end this war, along with the five other wars I ended. But, I guess the answer to that is probably no," Trump continued. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said Wednesday that there is "no sign" that Russia is preparing to end the war in Ukraine. "At present, there is no sign that the Russians are preparing to end the war. Our coordinated efforts and joint actions – of Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and all countries that seek peace – can definitely compel Russia to make peace," Zelenskyy said on X.
