Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he informed European leaders and Donald Trump on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is bluffing” forward of the deliberate summit with the U.S. in Alaska.
Mr. Putin, Mr. Zelenskyy stated in a gathering, “is attempting to use strain … on all sectors of the Ukrainian entrance” in an attempt to show that Russia is “capable of occupying all of Ukraine.”
Mr. Putin is also bluffing about sanctions, “as if they do not matter to him and are ineffective. In reality, sanctions are very helpful and are hitting Russia’s war economy hard,” Mr. Zelenskyy said.
