Overview

• Trump shortened a 50-day cease-fire deadline to about 10 days on July 29, setting an August 8 cutoff for Russia to agree to halt hostilities in Ukraine.
• He threatened up to 100% tariffs on Russian exports and secondary sanctions on nations like China and India that continue importing Russian energy.
• The Kremlin’s only public response was a terse “taken note” from spokesman Dmitry Peskov, with no indication of readiness to negotiate.
• Russian air assaults have persisted, striking civilian sites such as a hospital in Kamyanske and a prison in Zaporizhzhya that left dozens dead.
• Ukraine’s leadership and Western allies have welcomed the tougher U.S. stance and are coordinating further economic and military steps to press for peace.