Trump shortens Russia ceasefire deadline, cites disappointment in Putin

US President Donald Trump announced Monday that he plans to shorten the deadline given to Russia to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, from fifty days down to just ten to twelve days, citing frustration over ongoing Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities.

Speaking to reporters during a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Trump said, “I was generous in giving him 50 days on July 14 before imposing secondary sanctions on Moscow, but we’re not seeing meaningful progress, and I’m deeply disappointed in President Putin. So I’m cutting the fifty-day period I gave him to a new window of about 10 or 12 days starting today.”

When asked about the status of ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine, Trump said: “We thought we had it settled many times, and then President Putin comes out and starts launching missiles on a city, like Kyiv, killing many people in nursing homes or wherever, with bodies scattered across the streets. This is not the right way.”

Trump added, “We’ll see what happens. I’m very disappointed in President Putin. I’m reducing the 50-day deadline I gave him, but frankly, I think I already know what the outcome will be.”