Overview

• Trump announced that Patriot air defense systems will be sent to Kyiv within days, with NATO and EU allies covering the full cost.
• He issued a 50-day deadline for a ceasefire in Ukraine, threatening 100% secondary tariffs on Russia and any country doing business with Moscow if talks fail.
• This move reverses an early July pause in U.S. arms shipments and marks the first major weapons system approval of his second term.
• A bipartisan Senate bill would further empower secondary sanctions with up to 500% tariffs on nations importing Russian oil and gas.
• Trump sharply rebuked Vladimir Putin for broken ceasefire promises as Russian missile and drone attacks escalate.