Trump warns Putin to end the war after Friday’s summit or face “very severe consequences”

The 11th Hour with Stephanie Ruhle

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

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This nightcap roundtable discusses the president’s warning to Putin to end the war after their summit in Alaska this Friday or face “very severe consequences”, as Russian forces possibly breach Ukraine’s front lines. Then, Trump ramps up military presence in D.C. and says he’s looking for a long-term extension of his police takeover. California kickstarts its own redistricting effort, as Texas Democrats game out their exit strategy. Yamiche Alcindor, Tim Miller, Daniel Koh, and Pablo Torre join The 11th Hour this Wednesday night.

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0:00.0	Tonight, the military presence in D.C. ramps up and the president says he is planning to extend his police takeover.
0:07.0	Then Europe urges Trump not to make any deals, conceding territory when he meets with Putin on Friday.
0:14.0	Has Russian forces appear to breach Ukraine's front lines?
0:18.0	Plus, MAGA's tightening grip on the Fortune 500, why critics call Trump's
0:22.7	bullying of private businesses increasingly Marxist. The 11th hour gets underway on this
0:28.3	Wednesday night. Good evening once again. I am Stephanie Ruhl, and welcome to the midweek nightcap. It is day
0:39.3	206. Take a breath on that of the second Trump administration and we are just two days away from
0:46.1	the president's one-on-one meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin that's going to take
0:50.7	place in Alaska. This morning, Trump joined an emergency call with European allies
0:55.4	that included Ukrainian president Zelensky.
0:58.2	NBC News is reporting.
0:59.6	The president said he does not intend to discuss any possible divisions of territory with Putin,
1:05.6	according to two European officials and three other people briefed on the call.
1:09.7	His goal is to secure a ceasefire in
1:12.5	Ukraine. Our own Richard Engel has the details. Today, President Trump listened to Ukraine's
1:19.2	President Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies, who told him what they hope will come out of the
1:24.8	Alaska meeting and what they hope to avoid.
1:28.0	On the call, Zelensky, along with the leaders of France, the UK, NATO, Italy, Poland, Finland,
1:34.2	and others said they advised President Trump not to make any sweeping peace deal with Putin
1:39.5	that changes Ukraine's borders without Ukraine in the room.
1:46.1	Zelensky was not invited to Alaska.
1:51.1	How were your calls this morning with European leaders, and was it your call not to invite President Zelensky to your meeting with Putin? No, just the opposite. No, no. We had a very good
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