US President Donald Trump has said there will be "very big consequences" for Russia and that he will "step in very strongly" if no agreement to end hostilities in Ukraine is reached within the next two weeks.
Source: CNN, citing Trump speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday 25 August
Quote from Trump: "There could be very big consequences [for Russia], but we’ll see what happens. There might be very big consequences, because this is something that has to end."
Details: The US leader said he will monitor the situation for a week or two and then "step in very strongly". "And we’ll either have a deal or we won’t," Trump said.
Media reports indicate that Trump plans to leave it to Russia and Ukraine to arrange a meeting between their leaders, effectively distancing himself for now from negotiations to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The US president lashed out at his predecessor Joe Biden for not permitting Ukraine to attack Russia, saying that this took away Kyiv’s chance of winning the war.
On 21 August, Trump already claimed that he would be able to assess the possibility of achieving peace in Ukraine "within two weeks".
cuppachuppa on August 26th, 2025 at 06:44 UTC »
This is quite ridiculous.
The world knows America isn't going to do anything. Putin knows he can play Trump and prevent anything happening. It's clear that Trump is a supporter of Russia. So why does Trump keep saying this? It's just making him look even weaker.
And, at this point, why bother reporting it?
nexusdk on August 26th, 2025 at 06:28 UTC »
And when there is no peace deal in two weeks, then he'll do nothing. Again.
skibbin on August 26th, 2025 at 06:28 UTC »
Is this the same 2 week deadline that expired on July 9th?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/politics/trump-unresolved-foreign-conflicts
Or is it the one that expired on August 9th?
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/politics/deadline-russia-ukraine-trump