Putin says Russia will not cave under US sanctions, Trump replies ‘we will see’

Published connected 24/10/2025 - 14:37 GMT+2 •Updated 15:48

Russia will not cave successful to US sanctions, which are an effort to strongarm Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin said connected Thursday.

"No self-respecting state does thing nether pressure," Putin stated.

The Russian president besides described US President Donald Trump’s latest sanctions against nan Kremlin arsenic an "unfriendly act" that would harm Moscow-Washington relations and downplayed their imaginable effect connected Russia’s economy.

The US activity has not responded positively to Putin's comments. When asked astir nan Russian leader's connection astatine a news convention connected Thursday, Trump replied, "I americium gladsome he feels that way.“

Then, pinch Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth successful tow, nan US president said pinch a smile, "I will fto you cognize astir it successful six months from now. Let's spot really it useful out."

Putin besides warned Washington against trading Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, saying immoderate heavy strikes into Russia pinch this aliases immoderate different long-range weapons will beryllium met pinch “a devastating” response.

“This is an effort astatine escalation. But if specified weapons are utilized to onslaught Russian territory, nan consequence will beryllium very serious, if not overwhelming. Let them deliberation astir that," Putin said.

On Friday, nan Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russian authorities are “analysing nan sanctions that person been defined and announced, and, of course, we will do what champion suits our interests”.

“That's nan main point successful our actions. We are acting chiefly not against personification else, we are acting for our ain benefit. That's what we will beryllium doing," Peskov added.

The US slapped sanctions connected Russia's 2 biggest lipid companies — Lukoil and Rosneft —while nan EU simultaneously approved its 19th package of sanctions this week, targeting banks, power revenues and networks progressive successful circumventing existing restrictions.

The caller measures are aimed astatine pressuring Moscow into accepting a ceasefire successful Ukraine, pursuing nan illness of planned negotiated talks betwixt nan US and Russia.

Putin still wants to meet Trump

Despite Trump publically announcing that he had cancelled nan gathering pinch Putin, nan Russian president denied it, saying it was only postponed.

“We canceled nan gathering pinch President Putin. It just, it didn’t consciousness correct to meet. It didn’t consciousness for illustration we were going to get to nan spot we person to get. So I canceled it”, Trump said connected Wednesday, adding that he doesn’t want a “wasted meeting”.

“Every clip I speak to Vladimir, I person bully conversations and past they don’t spell anywhere. They conscionable don’t spell anywhere.”

Putin said connected Thursday that nan acme was "postponed" alternatively than cancelled, adding it would beryllium a correction to clasp it without basal preparations. The US broadside projected nan gathering and its location, he claimed.

Putin moreover reiterated that Moscow remains fresh for dialogue, amid Russian authorities and media outlets describing it only arsenic “rescheduling” aliases “postponing” nan Budapest acme and avoiding nan word “cancellation”.

According to nan US media reports, Putin’s apical envoy has arrived successful nan US for talks pinch nan White House officials.

Kirill Dmitriev, nan caput of nan Russian sovereign wealthiness money (RDIF) and a Kremlin typical envoy, is reportedly expected to meet pinch Trump management officials to proceed discussions connected nan US-Russia relationship.