Trump warns Russia of severe consequences over Ukraine war

President Donald Trump isn’t mincing words as he prepares to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska. Speaking Wednesday, Trump issued a stark warning if Putin doesn’t agree to end the war in Ukraine, there will be “very severe consequences.”

When pressed for specifics, Trump kept it brief but firm. “Yes, they will. There will be consequences,” he said. “I don’t have to say. There will be very severe consequences.”

This is a dramatic shift from the weak, unfocused foreign policy of Joe Biden, who has poured over $175 billion in taxpayer money into Ukraine without securing any meaningful progress toward peace. For all the money and weapons sent overseas, Ukraine remains devastated, with no end in sight. Biden's so-called "strategy" has done nothing but prolong suffering and embolden Putin.

Let’s not forget:

• Over 500,000 troops have been killed or wounded in the Ukraine conflict since 2022, including both Russian and Ukrainian forces.

• Russia continues to target civilian areas, with hospitals, schools, and residential buildings being reduced to rubble.

• The Biden administration has greenlit sending long-range missiles and even cluster bombs escalating the war while claiming to seek peace.

Trump made it clear he’s not blind to the brutal realities of the conflict. “I’ve had that conversation with him [Putin]… 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. “So, I guess the answer to that is no, because I’ve had this conversation. I want to end the war. It’s Biden’s war, but I want to end it.”

That single sentence “It’s Biden’s war” hits home. This isn’t just a European conflict. It’s a crisis made worse by the incompetence of our own leadership. Under Trump’s first term, Russia didn’t dare invade Ukraine. The moment Biden took office, chaos erupted.

Trump ended five wars during his presidency without dragging America into new ones. Biden can’t seem to end a single one.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admits there’s no indication Russia is preparing to end the war. His words echo the hopelessness that Biden’s leadership has created: “At present, there is no sign that the Russians are preparing to end the war,” Zelenskyy stated.

And yet, Democrats and their media allies continue to pretend that funneling billions more into Ukraine will somehow bring peace. It won’t. What it will do is continue bleeding the American taxpayer dry while our own border is a disaster, our economy staggers under inflation, and crime continues to spike across Democrat-run cities.

The only realistic path to peace is leadership with strength. Trump knows how to negotiate from power, not from weakness. And unlike Biden, he doesn’t make empty gestures—he gets results.

Trump’s upcoming meeting with Putin may not bring immediate peace, but it sends a clear message: under a Trump presidency, the days of unchecked aggression and endless war are over.

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