‘That's real starvation stuff': Trump disputes Israel's Gaza claims, slashes Putin's Ukraine deadline
'I'm going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today,' Trump said in Scotland.
'There's no reason in waiting, there's no reason in waiting. It's 50 days, I want to be generous, but we just don't see any progress being made.'
Repeating his previous exasperation with Putin, the president said the Russian leader would make claims about peace in their conversations but continue bombing Ukraine at night.
'Russia could be so rich, instead they spend all their money on war,' he said. 'I thought he'd want to end this thing quickly, but every time I think it's going to end, he kills people.'
Asked if he wanted to meet Putin to end the war, Trump said he was 'not so interested' in talking. If he acts on his new deadline, the secondary tariffs could begin on or around August 9.
Putin ally and former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev, in a social media post, said Trump was playing 'a game of ultimatums' that could lead to a war involving the US.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, however, welcomed the new timing. 'I thank President Trump for his focus on saving lives and stopping this horrible war,' he posted.
On Gaza, the joint remarks in Scotland marked another escalation in the calls on Israel to help civilians when the British Red Cross estimates that 470,000 people in Gaza face starvation – equivalent to 22 per cent of the population.
Trump said Israel had a 'lot of responsibility' to help the situation despite being hampered by Hamas, which still holds 20 Israeli hostages from the October 7 attacks, when the terrorist group killed 1195 people and took more than 250 captive.
Trump suggested it was up to Netanyahu to ensure civilians were fed.
'We're giving money and things. He's got to sort of, like, run it,' he said.
'I want them to make sure they get the food. I want to make sure they get the food, every ounce of food ... Because food isn't being delivered.'
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Starmer wanted Gaza to be a major topic in his private talks with Trump on Monday, as widespread images of starving children shape public opinion on the war.
'It's a humanitarian crisis. It's an absolute catastrophe,' the prime minister said before the meeting, as he and Trump stood together Turnberry.
'Nobody wants to see that. And I think people in Britain are revolted at what they're seeing on their screens.'
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