Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin \u201ccan\u2019t tolerate\u201d going \u201cafter his customers\u201d ahead of an Alaska meeting between Putin and President Trump.<\/p>\n
\u201cPutin could give a damn about sanctions. He evades them. He could give a damn about how many Russians die. The one thing that he can’t tolerate and live with, if we go after his customers,\u201d Graham told NBC News\u2019s Kristen Welker on \u201cMeet the Press.\u201d <\/p>\n
\u201cThe whole goal is to crush his customers, India, and China, and Brazil. That if you keep buying Putin’s oil and prop up his war machine, you will be denied access to our economy. This is a new strategy. Trump is all in, in terms of going after Putin’s customers if we can’t end this well. Without oil and gas revenue, Russia collapses,\u201d the South Carolina senator added.<\/p>\n
In his first few months back in office, Trump and his administration have pushed for an end to the war in Ukraine with no luck.<\/p>\n
Trump said last week he will meet with<\/a> Putin in Alaska next Friday, hosting him for talks on ending the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n \u201cThe highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!\u201d Trump said on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n