US President Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin: if there is no agreement on a ceasefire in the Ukraine war within 50 days, Russia's allies will be threatened with high punitive tariffs. China and India are particularly targeted. The US would impose secondary tariffs of 100 percent. Trump reiterated on Monday, on the sidelines of a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, that he was "disappointed in President Putin."
He had had "good phone conversations" with him. "But then the missiles fly toward kyiv again. Talks mean nothing," said Trump, a little frustrated with his Russian counterpart. For Trump, this is a change of direction. He had long hoped to end the war through negotiations. On Sunday, the US president said: "I am very disappointed in President Putin. I thought he was someone who meant what he said." "Massive" arms deliveries paid for by the EU At the same time, the US President announced on Monday "massive" arms deliveries to Ukraine.
There is an agreement on this between the US and NATO. The agreement means "that Ukraine will have its hands on truly massive quantities of military equipment," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Monday at a meeting with US President Donald Trump in Washington. According to it, US weapons, for example for air defense, are to be paid for by European countries. "Yes, they will also be Patriot defense systems," Trump explained.
The first deliveries are expected to arrive "in a few days." Rutte welcomed the announcements. "If I were Vladimir Putin today and I heard what he's talking about, what's supposed to happen in 50 days, then, after this announcement, I would think about whether I shouldn't take the negotiations on Ukraine much more seriously than I have so far." For Ukraine, this is "great news."
