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Trump Unveils NATO-Funded Patriot Missile Deal and 100% Tariff Ultimatum on Russia

It merges NATO financing for Patriot missiles with unprecedented secondary tariffs to pressure Russia into peace negotiations

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gestures during a press conference at a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L) in the Oval Office at the White House on July 14, 2025 in Washington, DC.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, where President Trump announces a deal to send U.S. weapons to Ukraine through NATO, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 14, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are seen during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo

Overview

  • European NATO members agreed to fund delivery of Patriot air-defense batteries to Ukraine following a White House meeting on July 14
  • President Trump set a 50-day deadline for Moscow to reach a peace deal or face 100% secondary tariffs on any country trading with Russia
  • Senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal secured bipartisan backing for legislation granting the president authority to impose up to 500% tariffs on nations aiding Russia’s war effort
  • Kremlin spokesmen Dmitry Peskov and Dmitry Medvedev dismissed the ultimatum as a theatrical move likely to embolden Kyiv rather than prompt a ceasefire
  • The combined strategy marks a clear pivot from earlier hesitancy toward a hardline posture of military reinforcement paired with maximum economic coercion