Zelenskyy tells European leaders and Trump that Putin ‘is bluffing’

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend a video meeting of European leaders with US President Donald Trump on the Ukraine war in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, ahead of the summit between the US and Russian leaders. AP/PTI(AP08_13_2025_000357B)

Berlin, Aug 13 (AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he told European leaders and Donald Trump on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is bluffing” ahead of the planned summit with the US in Alaska.

Putin, Zelenskyy said in a meeting, “is trying to apply pressure … on all sectors of the Ukrainian front” in an attempt to show that Russia is “capable of occupying all of Ukraine.” 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,” Zelenskyy said. (AP) GSP

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