Russia, Ukraine and Trump
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President Donald Trump on Monday sought to increase pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin in a bid to secure an end to Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian air force said Russia launched two Iskander-M ballistic missiles along with 37 Shahed-type strike drones and decoys at Ukraine overnight. It said 32 Shahed drones were intercepted or neutralized by Ukrainian air defenses.
At a press conference with UK PM Keir Starmer, Trump set a new deadline for additional tariffs on Russia. Earlier this month, Trump gave the Kremlin 50 days to reach a deal with Ukraine for a ceasefire. Today, he said Putin now has "10 or 12 days" before secondary levies are put in place
The overnight attacks came after President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin and brought closer the deadline for a ceasefire.
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US President Donald Trump has said he will slash the 50-day deadline he gave for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to reach a ceasefire with Ukraine by weeks, to just “10 or 12 days” from now.
Mr. Trump said on Monday that he would give Russia about 10 to 12 days to end the war before implementing a new round of penalties against Moscow. The Kremlin offered little reaction.
Andriy Yermak, the head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's office, wrote on Telegram that the most recent barrage was evidence of Putin's lack of commitment to a proposed ceasefire.
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