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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Shola Lawal

Trump says he has pressured Putin for Ukraine truce: So what has he done?

US President Donald Trump greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Friday, August 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Alaska, the US [Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP]

United States President Donald Trump bristled on Wednesday when a Polish reporter suggested that he hadn’t done enough to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, at a time when Europe and Ukraine are trying to convince Trump to impose sanctions or other punitive measures against Russia, as Moscow continues its assault on Ukraine.

He then pushed back at the reporter, listing measures he’d taken against Russian and threatening consequences if Moscow did not agree to peace.

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