Trump warns against the “very serious” consequences if Russia does not accept to stop the Ukrainian war

President Donald Trump threatened with “very serious consequences” for Russia if President Vladimir Putin did not agree to end the war in Ukraine after their meeting in Alaska on Friday.

Trump issued the warning on Wednesday when he prepares for a seated with Putin in Anchorage.

“Yes, they will do it. There will be consequences,” said Trump in response to the question of a journalist on the subject. The president then refused to develop what the punishment would be.

“I don’t have to say. There will be very serious consequences,” he added.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the left and President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, Trump warned against the “very serious consequences” for Russia if Putin does not agree to end the war after the two leaders met on Friday in Alaska. (Vyacheslav prokofyev, sputnik, kremlin pool photo via AP; AP / Alex Brandon)

Trump later seemed to question if he could convince Putin to stop bombing Ukrainian civilians.

“I’m going to tell you what. I had this conversation with him. I had a lot of good conversations with him, then I go home and I see that a rocket struck a nursing home or a rocket struck an apartment building, and people died on the streets,” said Trump.

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President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. (Kremlin Press Office / Handout / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images)

“So, I suppose that the answer to this is no, because I had this conversation. I want to end the war. It is the war of Biden, but I want to end it. I will be very proud to put an end to this war, as well as the other five wars that I finished. But, I suppose that the answer to this is probably no,” continued Trump.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said on Wednesday that there was “no sign” that Russia was preparing to end the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is shown to attend a video meeting of European leaders with President Donald Trump on the Ukraine War in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (AP / John MacDougall)

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“At the moment, there is no sign that the Russians prepare to end the war. Our coordinated efforts and our joint actions – of Ukraine, the United States, Europe and all countries seeking peace – can certainly force Russia to make peace,” said Zelenskyy on X.