Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says Putin has ‘10 or 12 days' to reach a ceasefire deal
'I'm disappointed in President Putin,' he said, speaking alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer ahead of their meeting in Scotland. 'I'm going to reduce that 50 days that I gave him to a lesser number.'
Just an hour later, Trump reporters that this would be cut to '10 or 12 days' from now - meaning the deadline would be either August 5 or 7.
Trump previously set a 50-day deadline starting 14 July for Putin to avoid what he described as 'very severe tariffs' during a meeting in the Oval Office with Nato Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly stated that any peace deal requires Ukraine to withdraw from the four regions illegally annexed by Moscow in September 2022, which Russia never fully captured.
It comes after Russian forces downed nearly 100 Ukrainian drones over several regions from Saturday night into Sunday. The drone threat also forced the shutdown of St Petersburg Pulkovo airport, leading to the suspension of dozens of flights in the early hours of Sunday.
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Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 14:30
Trump says he is setting new 10 to 12-day deadline for Russia on war
Donald Trump has increased pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine, saying he was setting a new deadline of 10 to 12 days for Moscow to make progress on doing so.
Trump, who is holding meetings in Scotland, said earlier on Monday that he was going to shorten a 50-day deadline he had set because of frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Daniel Keane28 July 2025 14:21
How Ukraine defended a strategic city for months
• Russia pushes toward the frontline city of Pokrovsk, some troops entered the city last week
• Advance was slowed for months by Ukrainian minefields, drones and defensive barriers
• Russia adapted with fibre-optic drones, but has suffered high casualties
• Ill-trained Russian soldiers, some injured, deployed to Pokrovsk, relatives of Russian soldiers say
Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 14:00
US Auterion says it will provide Ukraine with 33,000 AI drone guidance kits
US defence company Auterion will provide 33,000 artificial intelligence guidance kits for Ukrainian drones, funded by a $50 million Pentagon contract, it said on Monday.
According to the company, the kits enable manually-piloted strike drones to autonomously track and hit targets up to a kilometre (0.62 mile) away.
Kyiv, which says it will purchase 4.5 million small First Person View drones throughout 2025, has been seeking ways to make them immune to the increasingly dense signal jamming deployed by both Ukraine and Russia.
Drones that use artificial intelligence to lock onto the shape of a target for the final part of a drone's flight are one of several solutions being deployed.
"We have previously shipped thousands of our AI strike systems to Ukraine, but this new deployment increases our support more than tenfold," Auterion CEO Lorenz Meier was quoted as saying in a company press release.
Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 13:30
Trump's 50-day ultimatum re-capped
Speaking in the Oval Office on 14 July, alongside NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Donald Trump said the US could impose "very severe" secondary tariffs, potentially 100 per cent, on Russia if the war in Ukraine is not concluded within 50 days.
Trump expressed strong disappointment with Russian President Putin, accusing him of being "all talk" and condemning Russia's attacks on Ukrainian civilian targets.
The US said it would also supply additional weaponry to Ukraine, with NATO allies facilitating the purchase and transfer of these arms to Kyiv.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte commended Trump's decision to provide Ukraine with essential defence capabilities and allow European allies to finance the weapons.
Trump hoped these actions, including increased NATO defence spending, would influence Putin and lead to a lasting peace in Ukraine.
Now, speaking to Sir Keir Starmer, Trump has said he will shorten this deadline.
Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 13:28
In pictures: aftermath of Russian attack
Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 13:00
Russia says its forces took control of two more settlements in eastern Ukraine
Russian troops have taken control of the settlements of Boikivka and Belhiika in eastern Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday.
The battlefield report could not independently verified.
Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 12:30
In pictures: firefighters work on fire following Russian air attack
Ukraine on agenda for Trump-Starmer meeting
Ukraine will be on the agenda for US President Trump and British Prime Minister Starmer's upcoming meeting in Scotland.
Talks will also range from their recent bilateral trade deal to the worsening hunger crisis in Gaza, the two governments said.
Steffie Banatvala28 July 2025 11:30
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