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Trump says he is \u2018optimistic\u2019 about ending Putin<\/a>\u2019s war in Ukraine<\/a>
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US<\/a> defence secretary Pete Hegseth<\/a> has warned Vladimir Putin that the US and its allies will “impose costs on Russia for its continued aggression” if it does not come to the table to end the war in Ukraine<\/a>.
Speaking at a meeting of Nato<\/a> defence ministers held in Brussels<\/a>, he said: \u201cIf we must take this step, the US War Department stands ready to do our part in ways that only the United States can do.
“Now is the time to end this tragic war, stop the needless bloodshed, and come to the peace table,” Mr Hegseth said.
Donald Trump<\/a> is said to be \u201coptimistic\u201d about ending Putin\u2019s war in Ukraine after his successful ceasefire negotiations in Gaza, according to the White House<\/a>.
Meanwhile, Trump claimed that Indian prime minister Narendra Modi<\/a> has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, and the US president said he would try to get China to do the same.
US defence secretary Pete Hegseth has warned Moscow that Washington and its allies will \u201cimpose costs on Russia for its continued aggression\u201d if the war in Ukraine does not end.
Speaking at a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at Nato headquarters, Hegseth said the US War Department was prepared to act \u201cin ways that only the United States can.\u201d He did not specify what those steps might entail.
His comments come as the Trump administration weighs Kyiv\u2019s request for long-range Tomahawk missiles.
\u201cNow is the time to end this tragic war, stop the needless bloodshed, and come to the peace table,\u201d Hegseth said, adding, \u201cThis is not a war that started on President Trump\u2019s watch \u2013 but it will end on his watch.\u201d
Mr Hegseth urged Nato allies to boost spending on US-made weapons for Ukraine, citing a recent report that showed a sharp drop in Western military support for Kyiv in July and August.
“You get peace when you are strong \u2013 not when you use strong words or wag your fingers,” he told reporters at Nato headquarters earlier in the day.
“You get it when you have strong and real capabilities that adversaries respect.”
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said he has urged Japan to halt all imports of Russian energy, signalling a harder line from the Trump administration toward allies maintaining limited trade ties with Moscow.
\u201cMinister Kato and I also discussed important issues pertaining to the US\u2013Japan economic relationship and the Administration’s expectation that Japan stop importing Russian energy,\u201d Bessent posted on X after his meeting with Japan\u2019s finance minister Katsunobu Kato in Washington.
The two met on the sidelines of the IMF annual meetings and the G7 and G20 finance leaders\u2019 gatherings being held this week in Washington.”
Japan will do what it can based on the basic principle of coordinating with G7 countries to achieve peace in Ukraine in a fair manner,” Kato told reporters, when asked whether Japan was urged by Bessent to stop importing Russian energy.
Tokyo has already pledged to phase out Russian oil imports as part of the G7\u2019s coordinated sanctions response to Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
However, Japan continues to buy Sakhalin Blend crude \u2013 a byproduct of liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from the Sakhalin-2 project in Russia\u2019s Far East.
The energy source remains crucial for Japan, providing about 9 per cent of its total LNG imports, a key component of its energy security.
The International Monetary Fund\u2019s managing director, Kristalina Georgieva, plans to travel to Ukraine, supporting its efforts to secure a new loan package in the fourth year of the war, Bloomberg<\/em> has reported.
An IMF spokesperson said: \u201cOur staff remains actively engaged with the Ukrainian authorities on macroeconomic policies aimed at maintaining stability, financing essential expenditures, and restoring debt sustainability, with a view to continued IMF support.\u201d
The exact time of the visit is yet to be determined.
Trump said on Wednesday that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stop buying oil from Russia, India’s top oil supplier, but could not halt its shipments \u201cimmediately\u201d.
The announcement comes as Trump tries to step up efforts to cut off Moscow\u2019s energy funding.
“Now I’ve got to get China to do the same thing,” Trump told reporters.
The Indian embassy in Washington has not yet confirmed this.
Zelensky and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the possibility of the U.S. supplying natural gas to Ukraine as it struggles with the consequences of Russia\u2019s multiple attacks on the country\u2019s energy system.
Ukraine\u2019s president said he was working to strengthen its air defence as much as possible before winter begins.
Ukraine has prepared its \u201cpart of the homework\u201d ahead of Zelensky\u2019s meeting with Trump in Washington on Friday.
He says the agenda will be substantive, and the meeting could bring the war closer to an end.
We have already prepared our part of the homework ahead of the meeting with President Trump \u2013 both the military component and the economic one. Every detail is ready. The agenda of our meeting with the President of the United States is very substantive, and I thank everyone who\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/Jwpp5bdn5h<\/a>
The Kremlin has hit back at accusations by Donald Trump that the Russian economy is on its way to \u201ccollapse\u201d.
Asked about Trump’s remarks at an energy conference in Moscow, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, who oversees energy and the economy for the government, said that Russia had a stable supply of gasoline.
“We have a stable domestic market supply, we see no problems in this regard,” Novak said.
“The balance is maintained between production and consumption, and we, on the part of the government and the relevant ministries, are doing everything to ensure that this remains the case.”
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A meeting of Nato country defence ministers have agreed additional counter-drone measures to step up support to Ukraine, chief Mark Rutte said.
In a post on X he wrote: \u201cExcellent discussions with Defence Ministers, reaffirming increased defence investment, enhanced defence production & stepping up support to Ukraine.
\u201cWe will also implement additional counter-drone measures \u2014 #NATO<\/a> is ready to do what it takes to keep our 1bn people safe & our territory secure.\u201d
As war rages on in Ukraine, the country has become reliant on its rail networks, which it has so far managed to keep running despite repeated strikes.
But officials and analysts are warning that advances in Russian drone capabilities and the growing tempo of attacks pose a serious threat to the vital infrastructure.
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Washington may give access to powerful Tomahawk missiles, with Moscow threatening to respond. Experts tell Nicole Wootton-Cane<\/em><\/strong><\/a> that the weapons could significantly boost Ukraine – but their power shouldn\u2019t be overstated.
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