Trump reduces the period of fifty days to Russia to two weeks and threatens the consequences
US President Donald Trump stated that he intends to reduce the time period granted to Russia to agree to the ceasefire in Ukraine from fifty days to ten days or two weeks from now, pointing to his frustration and disappointment of the continued attacks of Russian President Vladimir Putin on Ukrainian cities.
Trump told reporters during his meeting with British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer, on Monday, in Scotland. So I will reduce the fifty -day period that I gave him to a new period ranging from ten days or 12 days starting today. ”
When Trump was asked about the ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, he said: “We thought that we have settled many times, then President Putin comes out and begins to firing the missiles at a city, such as Kiev, and kills many people in the role of caring for the elderly or anywhere else, and the bodies spread everywhere in the streets. And I say this is not the right way. ”
The American president added: “We will see what will happen. I am very disappointed towards President Putin. I will reduce the fifty -day period that I gave him, but I think I really know the answer to what will happen. ”
Russian escalation – Ukrainian
On July 14, Trump stated that Russia would face additional customs sanctions and duties if the fighting in Ukraine did not stop within 50 days, setting the deadline on September 2. Trump indicated at that time that he would impose “secondary” customs duties by 100 percent, targeting other countries that deal commercially with Russia, in an attempt to further harm the Russian economy.
Trump’s comments came just hours after Russia fired more than 300 drones and a missile over Ukraine, which prompted Kiev not only to send its air forces, but the Polish Operations Command also announced that it had deployed combat aircraft in the air. The Ukrainian Air Force said on Monday that Russia fired 324 offensive and offensive aircraft “witness”, as well as four KH-101 Cruise missiles and three KH-47M2 Kinzhal. It was reported that the Ukrainian air defense systems shot down 309 drones and the KH-101 cruise missile.
Moscow relations with China and India
The new deadline set by Trump to Putin raises fears that customs duties may be imposed by 100 percent on countries that deal commercially with Russia, which, if applied, may affect China and India’s purchases of fossil fuels, which increased their trade with Moscow during the war. Analysts say that if the American president is already undertaking new sanctions that in particular target Russian energy exports, this will compel countries like India to abandon Russian oil and gas, and will lead to a decrease in Kremlin’s revenues by about 20 percent – which is enough for the collapse of any economy.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio referred to Trump’s frustration, and he refused to wait for any steps from Russia to end the war in Ukraine, and in his statements to Fox News on Friday evening, Rubio said that Trump “would not allow himself to fall into a trap. He will not engage in endless talks on more talks. ”
He pointed out that the world has already witnessed Trump’s resolution during the American strikes on Iranian nuclear establishments – measures that also came after a final warning, and said: “Of course, we do not expect American strikes on Russian military targets, but Washington may take decisive steps.”
Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the fall, and according to the followers of the relationship between Moscow and Beijing, China does not want Russia to lose the war, but it does not want it to win, which indicates a possible common ground between Trump and Shi, and between Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose support for Ukraine increases, which puts Putin in a diplomatic dilemma with the pressures that It is practiced by European countries.
