Trump confirms plans for ‘economically severe’ sanctions for Russia over Ukraine as he goes to meet Putin – Europe live | Donald Trump

Historic references additionally come up in different international locations’ reactions forward of tonight’s summit, with leaders of Ukraine’s neighbour, Poland, warning towards “Russian imperialism” as a risk going through Europe.

In a social media put up forward of at the moment’s commemorations of the one hundred and fifth anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw – when the Polish military defeated the Crimson Military close to the capital – Poland’s new president Karol Nawrocki drew parallels with the scenario in Ukraine.

“That’s the reason we are going to by no means give up to Russian imperialism, and why we stand with Ukraine in defending its freedom – to make Europe entire, free, and at peace as soon as once more.

Russia is just not unstoppable. Russia is just not undefeatable.”

He returned to the subject in his speech at the occasion, which noticed a serious navy parade with 50 navy plane and 4,000 troopers from Polish and allied armies and can be a public vacation in Poland.

Nawrocki added that Russia “misplaced to Japan initially of the twentieth century, it was defeated by the Poles in 1920, and at the moment, for over three years… it has been floundering after its assault on Ukraine,” crediting the allies and Poland for serving to Ukrainians.

Related themes additionally appeared in feedback by Poland’s prime minister, Donald Tusk, who said:

“15 August is an effective day for talks with Russia about struggle and peace. On today 105 years in the past through the Battle of Warsaw Poles stopped the Crimson Military in its march on Europe.

Fortunately we didn’t know that Russia ‘is invincible’ – and we beat them.

Peace by means of energy, nothing else.”

Each Nawrocki and Tusk took half within the European leaders’ consultations forward of the Alaska summit.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Nawrocki for his feedback, saying that “with a neighbor like Russia, solely the cooperation of free nations can successfully shield every of them.”

He mentioned:

“Ukraine’s independence strengthens Poland’s independence. And we should at all times keep in mind that the Miracle on the Vistula was made potential by means of joint efforts, and it saved Europe.

In the identical method, Ukrainians have been defending our state within the full scale struggle for 4 years. By repelling the Russian military in Ukraine – close to Kyiv, within the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk areas, in addition to within the Black Sea – Ukrainians are actually making certain the chance for all Europeans to reside freely, freed from Moscow’s insanity.”

Putin picks ‘intentionally’ low-profile stops to challenge confidence, woo Trump en path to Alaska summit

Pjotr Sauer

Russian affairs reporter

Putin touched down in Russia’s far jap metropolis of Magadan en path to his high-stakes summit with Trump, pausing for what seemed to be a sequence of trivial conferences with native officers. State media mentioned he mentioned town’s city planning and inspected a plant for processing and refining fish oil.

Such intentionally low-profile stops are a well-known prelude for the Russian chief earlier than main occasions – a staged show, observers say, meant to challenge confidence and management forward of assembly the US president.

However there was additionally a pointed gesture clearly aimed toward charming Trump, as Putin laid flowers at a memorial commemorating US–Soviet cooperation within the second world struggle.

Trump has up to now praised Russia’s navy file, and Moscow has mentioned the US chief was “deeply impressed” by the Soviet Union’s wartime losses.

Aaand right here it’s – Trump confirms his “great” name with Lukashenko, saying “the aim of the decision was to thank him for the discharge of 16 prisoners,” with 1,300 beneath dialogue.

In addition they, understandably, mentioned the upcoming summit with Putin.

Curiously, Trump’s readout additionally features a reference to a gathering sooner or later.

Right here is his social media put up in full:

I had a beautiful discuss with the extremely revered President of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko. The aim of the decision was to thank him for the discharge of 16 prisoners. We’re additionally discussing the discharge of 1,300 further prisoners. Our dialog was an excellent one. We mentioned many subjects, together with President Putin’s go to to Alaska. I stay up for assembly President Lukashenko sooner or later. Thanks on your consideration to this matter!

And the Belarusian information company Belta has just reported that Trump additionally spoke with the Belarusian president, Aleksander Lukashenko at the moment.

No extra particulars on the decision had been reported, and there was no affirmation on this from the US aspect (but?).

Appears to be like like we’re going to get the primary large second of the summit very early on, because the Kremlin has simply introduced that US president Trump will formally welcome Russia’s Putin at his airplane after arriving in Alaska.

Russian press complains about ‘Spartan situations’ in Alaska

Pjotr Sauer

Regardless of assured trolling from some members of the Russian delegation (13:49), Russia’s state press, nonetheless, had been in a less celebratory mood on arrival at their modest sleeping quarters in Anchorage, Alaska’s largest metropolis, the place the summit will happen.

With lodge house taken up by the inflow of worldwide media, Russian reporters had been put up within the native ice hockey staff’s stadium, which had been transformed right into a Covid hospital through the pandemic and fitted with military beds donated by the Crimson Cross.

“We live in Spartan situations,” one reporter is heard complaining in a clip posted on social media.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has simply posted on social media, saying he expects to get a report from the Ukrainian intelligence companies at the moment “on the present intentions of the Russian aspect and its preparations for the assembly in Alaska.”

Immediately responding to Trump’s earlier feedback (13:19), he then says:

Certainly, excessive stakes.

He provides:

“The important thing factor is that this assembly ought to open up an actual path towards a simply peace and a substantive dialogue between leaders in a trilateral format – Ukraine, the USA, and the Russian aspect.

It’s time to finish the struggle, and the mandatory steps have to be taken by Russia.

We’re relying on America. We’re prepared, as at all times, to work as productively as potential.”

Trump additionally confirms his earlier risk of “extreme” penalties for Russia if it fails to indicate willingness to noticeably discuss concerning the finish of struggle in Ukraine.

He says:

“Economically extreme. It will likely be very extreme.

I’m not doing this for my well being, okay, I don’t want it. I’d wish to concentrate on our nation, however I’m doing this to avoid wasting plenty of lives.

Yeah, very extreme.”

He ends the briefing right here.

Trump additionally will get requested about the opportunity of the US offering safety ensures to Ukraine.

He says:

“Perhaps, together with Europe and different international locations.

Not within the type of Nato, as a result of that’s not going to, you already know, there are specific issues that aren’t going to occur.

However yeah, together with Europe, there’s chance …”