US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose new sanctions on Russia within two weeks if there is no progress toward peace in Ukraine, signaling growing frustration after his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
Trump condemned Russia’s deadly strike on a Ukrainian factory this week, telling reporters at the White House that his decision could involve “massive sanctions or massive tariffs, or both.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of blocking efforts to arrange a direct meeting with Putin, which he said was vital to ending the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted no agenda for such a summit was ready.
Putin, speaking during a visit to a nuclear research center, praised Trump’s leadership, saying their Alaska talks had been “very good and frank.”
The war, now in its third year, has left thousands of Ukrainian civilians dead and caused massive casualties on both sides. Fighting continues across eastern and southern Ukraine as Russia pushes its territorial demands, while NATO has pledged stronger security guarantees for Kyiv.
Trump condemned Russia’s deadly strike on a Ukrainian factory this week, telling reporters at the White House that his decision could involve “massive sanctions or massive tariffs, or both.”
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of blocking efforts to arrange a direct meeting with Putin, which he said was vital to ending the war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted no agenda for such a summit was ready.
Putin, speaking during a visit to a nuclear research center, praised Trump’s leadership, saying their Alaska talks had been “very good and frank.”
The war, now in its third year, has left thousands of Ukrainian civilians dead and caused massive casualties on both sides. Fighting continues across eastern and southern Ukraine as Russia pushes its territorial demands, while NATO has pledged stronger security guarantees for Kyiv.
