Russian President Vladimir Putin, left and President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, Trump warned of "very severe consequences" for Russia if Putin doesn't agree to end the war after the two leaders meet in Alaska on Friday. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP; AP/Alex Brandon)
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.
ZELENSKYY, AHEAD OF TRUMP-PUTIN MEETING, SAYS THERE IS ‘NO SIGN’ RUSSIA WANTS TO END THE WAR
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is shown attending a video meeting of European leaders with President Donald Trump on the Ukraine war in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP/John MacDougall)
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"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.
Greg Norman is a reporter at Fox News Digital.
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