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US President Donald Trump confirmed that the new 10-day deadline for Russia to reach peace agreements on Ukraine began on July 29, putting the deadline at August 8. He told reporters on board Air Force One on his return from Scotland.
“10 days – from today,” Bloomberg quoted the president as saying.
Earlier, on July 14, Trump spoke of a 50-day period that was supposed to end on September 2, but now, according to him, there is “no reason” to wait any longer. He noted that if an agreement is not reached, the US will introduce secondary duties against countries that continue to cooperate with Russia, in particular on oil purchases. China and India could be subject to possible sanctions, as the dpa agency specified.
"We're going to impose tariffs and other measures. I don't know if it's going to affect Russia, because Putin obviously wants to continue the war," Trump said.
The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, welcomed Trump’s statement, thanking him for his “firm position and clear signal – peace through strength.”
“Putin understands only force – and this has been conveyed loudly and clearly,” Yermak wrote on Telegram.
Trump said trade was a key tool of pressure and could be used to "stop wars." At a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, he specified that if peace talks failed, the US was ready to impose 100% tariffs on Moscow's trading partners.
Trump said there were "constant conversations" with the Kremlin, but in the meantime, "missiles are still flying into Kiev and killing people. That has to stop."
