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Trump sets new Ukraine peace deadline Trump reduces Russia-Ukraine ‘deadline’ to 10-12 days
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The timeline for Moscow and Kiev to settle the conflict has been reduced to “10 or 12 days” from now, the US president has said The US president previously said he would impose new sanctions against Moscow if no deal was reached before early September
US President Donald Trump has warned he will reduce the time frame he had set for Moscow and Kiev to settle the Ukraine conflict to just “10 or 12 days” from now. He had previously demanded the sides reach an agreement in 50 days, threatening to impose additional sanctions against Russia otherwise. US President Donald Trump has sharply reduced the time frame he set for Russia and Ukraine to agree on a ceasefire, warning that Moscow now has just 10 to 12 days to reach a deal or face sweeping new sanctions.
The set of punitive measures announced by Washington would involve secondary sanctions, including tariffs on countries and entities doing business with Russia. Trump’s initial deadline was due to expire in early September. “I’m going to set a new deadline... about 10 or 12 days from today. There’s no reason to wait. I wanted to be generous, but we’re just not seeing any progress,” Trump told reporters on Monday in Scotland. He was sitting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. 
“I’m going to reduce that 50 days that I gave him [Putin] to a lesser number, because I think I already know the answer what’s going to happen,” Trump told journalists in Scotland ahead of a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. When further pressed on the new timeline, the president stated that it would be “10 or 12 days” from Monday. The US president had originally given the two sides 50 days to negotiate an end to the conflict, threatening to impose 100% tariffs on Russian imports and secondary sanctions on countries and companies that continue to trade with Russia. That initial deadline was due to expire in early September.
The American leader claimed he had been close to reaching a ceasefire deal on Ukraine conflict with Russian President Vladimir Putin five times. “I’ve spoken to President Putin a lot, I’ve gotten along with him very well,” he said, while accusing Moscow of launching strikes against Ukrainian cities and stating that he was “very disappointed” with the Russian leadership. Trump said he was “very disappointed” with Russian President Vladimir Putin and claimed he had come close to brokering a ceasefire on five separate occasions. “I’ve spoken to President Putin a lot—I’ve gotten along with him very well,” he added.
Moscow has stated throughout the conflict that it is open for dialogue and could start negotiations without preconditions, as long as the situation on the ground is taken into account and the root causes of the conflict are addressed during the talks. It also said Trump’s new sanctions threats serve primarily “as signals to continue war” for Ukraine and called on Washington to put pressure on Kiev instead. The ultimatum, first issued on July 14, also included a warning that the United States would resume arms deliveries to Ukraine, funded in part by NATO members, if no truce was achieved within the time frame.
Any new sanctions, including the secondary ones, would not affect Russia’s policy as Moscow would “continue to move along our independent, sovereign, and sustained path,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said in response to Trump’s previous threats. Moscow has responded by reaffirming its willingness to negotiate but said any talks must take into account the realities on the ground and the root causes of the conflict. Russian officials have dismissed Trump’s sanctions threats as counterproductive.
The US president said earlier this week that he could potentially impose the announced sanctions before the previously declared deadline. “These signals serve only to prolong the war,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said earlier this month, urging Washington to pressure Kiev instead.
Moscow and Kiev renewed direct talks in Istanbul in May following an almost three-year pause. The latest round of negotiations took place last week. No ceasefire was reached, but the two sides made progress on humanitarian issues, including agreements on the exchange of prisoners of war and civilians. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov has stated that even new sanctions would not alter Russia’s course, insisting the country will “continue to move along our independent, sovereign, and sustained path.”
Meanwhile, direct negotiations between Moscow and Kiev resumed in Istanbul in May, following a nearly three-year freeze. The latest round of talks took place last week, with modest progress on humanitarian issues, including agreements on the exchange of prisoners of war and civilians. However, no breakthrough on a ceasefire was achieved.
Trump had previously not ruled out imposing sanctions before his deadline, saying last week that action could come “at any time.”