Trump Signals Tough Stance With Putin Ahead of Alaska Summit (3)

US President Donald Trump warned he would impose “very severe consequences” if Vladimir Putin didn’t agree to a ceasefire agreement later this week, following a call with European leaders ahead of his meeting with the Russian president.

Trump also said he hoped to use the Friday meeting to set up a “quick second meeting” with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy after allies pressed him to push for such a summit. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is hosting Zelenskiy in London on Thursday.

“There’s a very good chance that we’re going to have a second meeting which will be more productive than ...