Trump gives Russia 10 days to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine – or to face secondary sanctions

On Tuesday, President Trump has set a 10 -day deadline for Russia to reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, otherwise he will risk secondary sanctions, which means that the Kremlin will have to hold a deal with Ukraine by Friday, August 8.

The president, who He said In Scotland on Monday, he was limiting the original date for 50 days for Russia to make peace with Ukraine, and spoke to correspondents about the average deadline on Tuesday On one air force When he returned to the United States, Mr. Trump has been in Scotland in the past five days to negotiate commercial deals with European leaders and visit golf resort there.

“Ten days of the day. Well?” He said on the plane.

The president apparently added about Russian President Vladimir Putin: “Then you know, we will work on a tariff and things, and I do not know whether it will affect Russia, because it is clear that the war is likely to continue.” “But we will put the different definitions and things you put. It may affect or not affect them, but it can.”

The United States and Ukraine were pushing for an immediate ceasefire to negotiate a permanent peace agreement. Earlier in July, Mr. Trump said if Russia does not agree to a ceasefire within a A 50 -day windowThe United States will impose a secondary tariff of up to 100 % on the goods sold by countries that deal with Russia.

Mr. Trump has increasingly expressed his frustration with Putin, wondering whether the Russian leader really wanted to end the war with Ukraine. Mr. Trump described the belief that he had a good phone call with the Russian leader, just to find that the next day, more Ukrainians were killed by Russia.

Mr. Trump said earlier in July: Then it happens three or four times, as you say, the hadith does not mean anything. “

It is a change earlier this year, when Mr. Trump said he believed Putin wanted peace. ”

On Monday, Mr. Trump said he was “very disappointed” in Putin because Moscow’s continued bombing of Ukraine, which narrows the timeline of Russia for a 50 -day deal from 10 or 12.

“There is no reason to wait,” said Mr. Trump on Monday. “We do not see any progress made.”

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He contributed to this report.