'If I Don't Get Answers From Putin...': Trump's Warning Ahead Of Ukraine Talks In Alaska

Last Updated:August 13, 2025, 22:02 IST

US President Trump praised European leaders before a virtual meeting on the Ukraine war. He will speak with European leaders to ensure their positions are heard.

Donald Trump speaking at a presser in the White House. (Reuters)

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of Alaska summit, saying that Moscow will face “very severe" consequences if he ‘didn’t get answers from him."

Earlier today, he said that he’d had a “very good call" with European leaders, including Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“We had a very good call. He was on the call — President Zelenskyy was on the call. I would rate it at 10. You know — very, very friendly," he told reporters during an event at Washington’s Kennedy Center.

The US President further said that he wants to hold a “quick second" meeting with Putin and Zelensky after the Alaska summit.

Ahead of the meeting, he praised European leaders as ‘great people’ ahead of his virtual meeting over Ukraine war.

In a short post on his platform Truth Social, Trump said, “Will be speaking to European Leaders in a short while. They are great people who want to see a deal done."

The US President is scheduled to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders after they have had a chance to talk amongst themselves in an earlier virtual meeting.

According to the German government, today’s talks aim to ensure that Europe’s and Ukraine’s positions are heard ahead of the August 15 meeting between the US and Russian Presidents in Alaska.

Earlier today, Zelenskyy arrived in Berlin for the virtual meet. Although many leaders, including Trump, will join via video conference, Zelenskyy has traveled to the German capital for the summit and will give a statement alongside German Chancellor Friedrich Merz following the talks.

Merz has organised a series of virtual meetings involving leaders from Finland, France, Britain, Italy, Poland, the European Union, and NATO. The agenda includes Ukraine’s concerns about being excluded from direct participation in the US-Russia talks, as well as efforts to present a united European stance.

The final round of discussions will include members of the “coalition of the willing," countries prepared to help enforce any future peace agreement.

Trump has said he wants to determine if Russian President Vladimir Putin is “serious" about ending the war, now in its fourth year.

Both Ukraine and European leaders remain cautious, fearing that a deal struck without their input could hand Putin strategic concessions, potentially emboldening further aggression against other European nations.

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