‘I am going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today,’ Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to shorten the 50-day deadline he gave Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine.
Speaking outside his hotel alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry, Scotland, during a visit to the UK, Trump said he was “very disappointed” in Russian President Vladimir Putin and criticized the leader for continued airstrikes on Ukrainian cities.
“We thought we had that settled numerous times, and then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city like Kyiv and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever,” Trump said.
“I’m going to reduce that 50 days that I gave him to a lesser number because I think I already know the answer what’s going to happen.”
When asked by reporters how long he would set for the new deadline, Trump said: “I am going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. … There is no reason in waiting.”
On July 14, Trump announced that he would impose secondary tariffs on Russia if Moscow did not agree on a peace deal with Kyiv in 50 days, with that original deadline set to expire on Sept. 2.
Official Announcement
The U.S. president told reporters that he will “probably” make the official announcement on the precise deadline and terms on Monday night or Tuesday, saying that the announcement could include sanctions and secondary tariffs.
Trump had previously threatened a 100 percent levy on goods from third countries that trade with Russia if Moscow does not agree to a peace deal with Kyiv, a move that would further isolate Moscow from the global economy.
“We’re going to do secondary sanctions, unless we have a deal,” he said on Monday.
Trump expressed his regret at the impact this would have on the Russian people, but said that a deal needs to be made to stop the loss of life on both sides of the conflict.
“[Putin’s] got to make a deal,” Trump said. “Too many people are dying. It’s a really bloody war.”
Travis Gillmore contributed to this report.
