Trump "Canceled meeting with Putin… Early end to Russia-Ukraine war difficult"

Suehyeon Lee

Summary

U.S. President Donald Trump said he canceled the meeting with President Putin.
President Trump said an early end to the Russia-Ukraine war is difficult.
The U.S. announced new sanctions on major Russian oil companies.

U.S. President Donald Trump explained the background for canceling the scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

On the 23rd (local time), according to Walter Bloomberg, President Trump said, "I canceled the meeting with Putin. I judged that now is a time when it is difficult to achieve results through talks," and "There is currently no concrete schedule for when the Russia-Ukraine war will end."

He added, "I feel it is time to impose sanctions on Russia. However, I hope the sanctions do not become prolonged."

Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department announced new sanctions that day on the second- and third-largest Russian oil companies. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent emphasized in a statement, "Now is the time to stop the killing and move to an immediate ceasefire."