Aaj News

Trump: Could impose sanctions on Russia in two weeks

After Alaska meeting with Putin, US president says peace push faces deep mistrust
Published 22 Aug, 2025 11:16pm
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at each other during a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Reuters file
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin look at each other during a press conference in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. Reuters file

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that in two weeks, he should know whether progress is possible in his bid to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and he again raised the prospect of imposing sanctions on Moscow.

Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said, “I’m not happy” with any aspect of the effort to find peace.

A week ago, Trump held talks in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin and has been unable thus far to coax him into a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

“There’s a tremendous amount of hatred there,” said Trump. “But we’ll see what happens. I think in two weeks, we’ll know which way I’m going.”

He said he would decide then whether to impose “massive sanctions” or do nothing and say “it’s your fight.”

russia

Vladimir Putin

Volodymyr Zelenskiy

President Donald Trump