Trump says he's shortening the 50-day deadline for Russia to end the war
in Ukraine
[July 29, 2025]
By WILL WEISSERT
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he is
giving Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to stop the
killing in Ukraine, shortening a 50-day deadline he had given the
Russian leader two weeks ago.
Russia fired an overnight barrage of more than 300 drones, four cruise
missiles and three ballistic missiles, the Ukrainian air force said, as
the Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities continued despite Trump's
pressure for it to end. U.S.-led peace efforts have also failed to gain
momentum.
Trump had said on July 14 that he would implement “severe tariffs” on
Russia unless a peace deal is reached by early September. On Monday,
Trump said he would now give Putin 10 to 12 days, meaning he wants peace
efforts to make progress by Aug. 7-9.
The plan includes possible sanctions and secondary tariffs targeting
Russia’s trading partners. The formal announcement would come later
Monday or on Tuesday, Trump said.
“No reason in waiting,” Trump said of the shorter timeline. “We just
don’t see any progress being made.”
Putin has “got to make a deal. Too many people are dying,” Trump said
during a visit to Scotland.
There was no immediate response from Russia.
Trump repeated his criticism of Putin for talking about ending the war
but continuing to bombard Ukrainian civilians.
“And I say, that’s not the way to do it,” Trump said. He added, “I’m
disappointed in President Putin.”
Asked at a news conference about a potential meeting with the Russian
leader, Trump said: “I’m not so interested in talking anymore.”
Still, he voiced some reluctance about imposing penalties on the
Kremlin, saying that he loves the Russian people. “I don’t want to do
that to Russia,” he said, but he noted how many Russians, along with
Ukrainians, are dying in the war.
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In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service,
firefighters put out the fire in a fire department school following
a Russian air attack in Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, Monday, July 28,
2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)
Ukraine has urged Western countries to take a tougher line with
Putin. Andrii Yermak, the head of Ukraine’s presidential office,
thanked Trump for shortening the deadline.
“Putin understands only strength — and that has been conveyed
clearly and loudly,” Yermak said on Telegram, adding that Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared the sentiment.
Latest attacks in Ukraine
A Russian drone blew out the windows of a 25-story residential
building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv, the head of the city’s
military administration, Tymur Tkachenko, wrote on Telegram. Eight
people were injured, including a 4-year-old girl, he said.
The attack also started a fire in Kropyvnytskyi, in central Ukraine,
local officials said, but no injuries were reported.
The main target of the Russian attack was Starokostiantyniv, in the
Khmelnytskyi region of western Ukraine, the air force said. Regional
authorities reported no damage or casualties.
Western Ukraine is on the other side of the country from the front
line, and the Ukrainian military is believed to have significant
airfields as well as arsenals and depots there.
The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out an
overnight strike with long-range, air-launched weapons, hitting a
Ukrainian air base along with an ammunition depot containing
stockpiles of missiles and components for drone production.
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Associated Press journalist Illia Novikov in Kyiv, Ukraine,
contributed.
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