Trump warns of ‘very severe’ consequences if Russia doesn’t agree to stop Ukraine war

President Donald Trump threatened “very critical penalties” for Russia as President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to finish the warfare in Ukraine after their assembly in Alaska on Friday.

Trump revealed the warning on Wednesday whereas making ready for a sit-down with Putin in Anchorage.

“Sure, they are going to try this. There will likely be penalties,” Trump mentioned in response to the query of a reporter on this topic. The president then refused to work out what the punishment could be.

“I haven’t got to say. There will likely be very critical penalties,” he added.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left and President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Trump warned of “very critical penalties” for Russia as Putin doesn’t agree to finish the warfare after the 2 leaders meet in Alaska on Friday. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photograph through AP; AP/Alex Brandon)

Trump later appeared to doubt whether or not he may persuade Putin to cease bombing Ukrainian residents.

“I’ll inform you one thing. I’ve had that dialog with him. I’ve had many good conversations with him after which I’m going dwelling and I see {that a} rocket is a nursing dwelling or a rocket, an house constructing and individuals are useless on the road,” Trump mentioned.

Zenskyy, for the Trump-Putin assembly, says that there’s ‘no signal’ that Russia needs to finish the warfare

President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the primary day of the G20 high in Osaka, Japan on 28 June 2019. (Kremlin Press Workplace/Handout/Anadolu Company/Getty photographs)

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“So I feel the reply isn’t any, as a result of I had this dialog. I need to finish the warfare. It’s the warfare of Biden, however I need to finish it. I will likely be very proud to finish this warfare, together with the 5 different wars I ended up. However I feel the reply to that’s most likely no,” Trump went additional.

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy additionally mentioned on Wednesday that there’s “no signal” that Russia is making ready to finish the warfare in Ukraine.

The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zenskyy is proven when attending a video name by European leaders with President Donald Trump through the Ukraine warfare in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday 13 August 2025. (AP/John Macdougall)

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“For the time being there is no such thing as a signal that the Russians are making ready to finish the warfare. Our coordinated efforts and joint actions – from Ukraine, the US, Europe and all international locations looking for peace – can definitely drive Russia to make peace,” mentioned Zenskyy on X.