Putin Will Face Serious Consequences, Stakes Are High, Trump

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened Russia with economic consequences if the summit in Alaska fails. APA reports that Donald Trump stated that Putin would face serious consequences if he continues the war.

He also emphasized that when discussing security guarantees for Ukraine, he supports providing security guarantees in cooperation with European countries, but is against organizing this work in the form of a NATO bloc.

The U.S. leader noted that territorial exchanges between Russia and Ukraine are open for discussion, but any decision regarding exchanges will be made by Ukraine. “The stakes are high,” Trump added before meeting with Putin.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also responded, stating, “The stakes are indeed high; it is time to end the war. The main thing is that this meeting opens a real path to honest peace and a substantive dialogue between leaders in a trilateral format.”