Trump threatens 'very severe' consequences if Russia doesn't agree to end Ukraine war

"Yes, they will. There will be consequences," Trump said in response to a reporter's question on the topic. The president then refused to elaborate on what the punishment would be. 

"I don't have to say. There will be very severe consequences," he added. 

"I'll tell you what. I've had that conversation with him. I've had a lot of good conversations with him then I go home and I see that a rocket hit a nursing home or a rocket hit an apartment building, and people are laying dead in the streets," Trump said. 

"So, I guess the answer to that is no, because I've had this conversation. I want to end the war. It's Biden's war, but I want to end it. I'll be very proud to end this war, along with the five other wars I ended. But, I guess the answer to that is probably no," Trump continued. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said Wednesday that there is "no sign" that Russia is preparing to end the war in Ukraine. 

"At present, there is no sign that the Russians are preparing to end the war. Our coordinated efforts and joint actions - of Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and all countries that seek peace - can definitely compel Russia to make peace," Zelenskyy said on X.