Overview

• President Trump threatened to impose 100% secondary tariffs on Russia and sanctions on any country importing Russian oil if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire within 50 days.
• The United States will send Patriot air-defense systems, missiles and ammunition to Ukraine at zero cost to U.S. taxpayers with European allies covering the purchases.
• NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte endorsed the ultimatum as evidence of U.S. seriousness about peace and committed to coordinating the arms funding.
• The Kremlin described the U.S. threat as "very serious" and said it needs time to review the proposal while signaling continued willingness to negotiate.
• The tariff threat on third-party oil buyers such as China and India underscores a shift toward coercive diplomacy aimed at cutting Russia’s war revenues.