Trump Cuts Putin’s 50-Day Deadline for Peace with Ukraine

President Donald Trump is inching closer to imposing tariffs and sanctions on Russia and its trading partners, reducing his 50-day deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a peace deal with Ukraine.

When asked by reporters in Scotland about the prospect of a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, Trump repeated that he is “disappointed” with Putin, complaining that he thought he had the matter “settled numerous times” before his Russian counterpart then “starts launching rockets into some city, like Kyiv, and kills a lot of people.”

“I’m going to reduce that 50 days we gave him to a lesser number because I think I already know the answer what’s going to happen,” Trump said on Monday.

Later during his meeting with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump specified that the new deadline would be “about 10 or 12 days” from Monday.

“There’s no reason in waiting,” he said. “I want to be generous, but we just don’t see any progress being made.”

Speaking with reporters at this hotel and golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, as he stood beside Starmer, Trump was also asked about the prospect of a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza.

Trump disagreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s dismissal of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza, citing images of children coming from the enclave.

Trump also welcomed news of a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, announced by Malaysia overnight, after the president encouraged the two countries to negotiate.

Trump told reporters the trade deal was in “great shape” but previewed that the pair would talk about steel and aluminum tariffs, as well as duties on whiskey and agriculture.