Kremlin Vows To 'Never' Abandon War Goals After Trump Renews Sanctions Threat

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68bec28c190000ede934c620.jpeg?cache=d6AV6IHb3K&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. " data-caption="President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. " data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. </div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>The <a href="news/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kremlin</a> has promised to “never” change its ongoing attack on <a href="news/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a> in response to <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump’s</a> renewed threat to impose sanctions on <a href="news/russia" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Russia</a>.</p><p>The US president has repeatedly vowed to end the Ukraine war, but has so far failed to make any significant progress towards peace.</p><p>Last week, Trump said he would get the war settled “or there’ll be hell to pay”.</p><p>On Sunday – after Russia launched its largest air attack of the war over the weekend – the president claimed he was ready to move to the second phase of sanctioning against Moscow.</p><p>While he did not elaborate on just what that might mean, he has previously suggested he might tighten sanctions against Russia’s cheap oil exports and <a href=&qu