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On July 14, Trump said that he would slap Russia with additional sanctions and tariffs if it did not stop fighting in Ukraine within 50 days, making the deadline Sept. 2. That deadline has now been moved up to early August.
President Trump on Monday shortened the timeline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine, moving it up to early August instead of early September as Russia continues its attacks.
On July 14, Trump said that he would slap Russia with additional sanctions and tariffs if it did not stop fighting in Ukraine within 50 days, making the deadline Sept. 2, The Hill news outlet reported.
He also indicated at the time that he would impose a 100% “secondary” tariff that would target nations that do business with Russia.
“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 as he stood alongside UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at a press conference in Turnberry, Scotland.