There would be “severe consequences” after Friday’s meeting with Vladimir Putin if the Russian president does not appear to be serious about stopping the war in Ukraine, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday.

“There will be consequences. I don’t have to say. There will be very severe consequences,” Trump said at a question and answer session at the Kennedy Center.

However, he declined to go into any details about what those consequences would be if he deems his summit with Putin inadequate.

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