President Donald Trump has issued a new ultimatum to Russia, giving the country just “ten or twelve” days to reach a deal and end the war with Ukraine.
Trump has been increasing pressure on Russia to halt its military campaign, warning of looming economic consequences, including tariffs on its key trading partners. Originally, on July 14, Trump had set a 50-day deadline, but he expressed frustration with the lack of progress.
“I’m going to make a new deadline, of about 10, 10 or 12 days from today,” Trump told reporters in Scotland during a joint appearance with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer. “There’s no reason for waiting. It was 50 days. I wanted to be generous, but we just don’t see any progress being made.”
Trump changes the deadline for Russia make a deal before implementing secondary sanctions to 10-12 days. "We just don't see any progress being made". pic.twitter.com/WDL2jH7AQo
— Robert Potter (@rpotter_9) July 28, 2025
Trump emphasized his disappointment in Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying, “We thought we had [the war] 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. You have a lot of bodies lying around.”
Ukraine’s First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya acknowledged Trump’s updated deadline in a post on X, highlighting the shift from the original timeline.
July 28. 50 (?) – 14 = 36 U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he would shorten the deadline he previously gave Russia’s Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine.
— Sergiy Kyslytsya ???????? (@SergiyKyslytsya) July 28, 2025
“We thought we had [the war] settled numerous times,” @POTUS told reporters alongside British Prime Minister… pic.twitter.com/DyCVI6Ut1v
The war, which began with Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, has resulted in massive casualties, destruction, and an ongoing humanitarian disaster.
Trump’s approach has centered on using U.S. economic leverage—such as sanctions and trade measures—rather than committing to unlimited military aid to Ukraine.
