U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he meets British Prime Minister Keir Starmer for bilateral talks at Trump Turnberry golf membership on July 28, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland.
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President Donald Trump on Monday diminished to lower than two weeks his deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to both attain a peace deal with Ukraine or face large “secondary tariffs” on Moscow’s commerce companions.
Trump beforehand gave Putin a 50-day deadline, which was set to run out in early September.
However he signaled Monday that issues had been taking too lengthy, saying “I’ll make a brand new deadline of about …10 or 12 days from immediately.”
“I am disillusioned in President Putin,” Trump stated in Scotland alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
“Russia and Ukraine — I’d have stated 5 instances we had a deal,” Trump stated. “I spoke to President Putin rather a lot. Received together with him very effectively.”
“Then President Putin launches rockets right into a metropolis like Kyiv and kills lots of people — in a nursing dwelling, or wherever — and there are our bodies mendacity all around the avenue,” he stated.
“There is no motive they’re ready,” Trump stated. “I wish to be beneficiant, however we simply do not see any progress being made.”
He later stated that he doubtless will formally announce the revision within the deadline “tonight or tomorrow,” including that the U.S. would impose sanctions together with the secondary tariffs.
“However there is not any motive to attend. If what the reply goes to be, why wait?” Trump stated.
Trump imposed a 50-day deadline on Putin on July 14. At the moment, he stated that consumers of Russian exports would face tariffs “at about 100%” if there have been no ceasefire deal with Ukraine by September.
Trump as soon as prevented criticizing Putin. However in current months, he has made his frustrations often called Russia’s conflict on Ukraine has intensified.
Trump has complained that Putin will counsel of their telephone calls that he’s open to ending hostilities with Ukraine, however then will rapidly order new army actions.
