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Time of India
40 minutes ago
- Politics
- Time of India
US president Donald Trump says Zelenskiy should not target Moscow
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not target Moscow and that Russian President Vladimir Putin should agree to a ceasefire deal by a 50-day deadline or sanctions will kick in. His comments came after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia. The newspaper said that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons. "No, he shouldn't target Moscow," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House when asked if Zelenskiy should attack the Russian capital. Trump on Monday announced a toughened stance against Russia for its three-year-old war in Ukraine, promising a fresh wave of missiles and other weaponry for Ukraine. He gave Moscow 50 days to reach a ceasefire or face sanctions. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Đây có thể là thời điểm tốt nhất để giao dịch vàng trong 5 năm qua IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo The announcement set off a scramble among European officials to figure out how to make Trump's plan work and ensure Ukraine gets the weapons it needs. Later on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that some of the Patriot missiles are already on their way to Ukraine. "They're coming in from Germany," he said. Live Events Trump said he had not yet spoken to Putin in the wake of his announcement, but said it might not take 50 days to make a deal. Asked earlier if he was now on the side of Ukraine, Trump said, "I am on nobody's side," and then declared he was on "humanity's side" because "I want to stop the killing." Trump defended the deadline he set for Russia to agree to a deal and head off tariffs and sanctions on countries that buy oil from Russia. He did not say whether any talks were planned to try to work out a deal with Russia. "At the end of the 50 days if we don't have a deal, it's going to be too bad," he said.
AsiaOne
2 hours ago
- Politics
- AsiaOne
Trump says Zelenskiy should not target Moscow, World News
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (July 15) that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not target Moscow and that Russian President Vladimir Putin should agree to a ceasefire deal by a 50-day deadline or sanctions will kick in. His comments came after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia. The newspaper said that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons. "No, he shouldn't target Moscow," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House when asked if Zelenskiy should attack the Russian capital. Trump on Monday announced a toughened stance against Russia for its three-year-old war in Ukraine, promising a fresh wave of missiles and other weaponry for Ukraine. He gave Moscow 50 days to reach a ceasefire or face sanctions. The announcement set off a scramble among European officials to figure out how to make Trump's plan work and ensure Ukraine gets the weapons it needs. Later on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that some of the Patriot missiles are already on their way to Ukraine. "They're coming in from Germany," he said. Trump said he had not yet spoken to Putin in the wake of his announcement, but said it might not take 50 days to make a deal. Asked earlier if he was now on the side of Ukraine, Trump said, "I am on nobody's side," and then declared he was on "humanity's side" because "I want to stop the killing." Trump defended the deadline he set for Russia to agree to a deal and head off tariffs and sanctions on countries that buy oil from Russia. He did not say whether any talks were planned to try to work out a deal with Russia. "At the end of the 50 days if we don't have a deal, it's going to be too bad," he said. [[nid:720222]]
The Sun
3 hours ago
- Business
- The Sun
Trump warns Zelenskiy against targeting Moscow amid Ukraine conflict
WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not target Moscow and that Russian President Vladimir Putin should agree to a ceasefire deal by a 50-day deadline or sanctions will kick in. His comments came after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia. The newspaper said that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the U.S. provided long-range weapons. 'No, he shouldn't target Moscow,' Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House when asked if Zelenskiy should attack the Russian capital. Trump on Monday announced a toughened stance against Russia for its three-year-old war in Ukraine, promising a fresh wave of missiles and other weaponry for Ukraine. He gave Moscow 50 days to reach a ceasefire or face sanctions. The announcement set off a scramble among European officials to figure out how to make Trump's plan work and ensure Ukraine gets the weapons it needs. Later on Tuesday, Trump told reporters that some of the Patriot missiles are already on their way to Ukraine. 'They're coming in from Germany,' he said. Trump said he had not yet spoken to Putin in the wake of his announcement, but said it might not take 50 days to make a deal. Asked earlier if he was now on the side of Ukraine, Trump said, 'I am on nobody's side,' and then declared he was on 'humanity's side' because 'I want to stop the killing.' Trump defended the deadline he set for Russia to agree to a deal and head off tariffs and sanctions on countries that buy oil from Russia. He did not say whether any talks were planned to try to work out a deal with Russia. 'At the end of the 50 days if we don't have a deal, it's going to be too bad,' he said. - Reuters
USA Today
5 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
President Trump says Zelenskyy should not target Moscow with strikes
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy should not target Moscow militarily as he pushed Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire within 50 days to avoid steep U.S. tariffs and sanctions. Trump's comments to reporters about Zelenskyy on July 15 came after The Financial Times reported earlier in the day that Trump privately encouraged the Ukrainian president in a July 4 call to escalate his country's attacks on Russia. During that conversation, Trump asked Zelenskyy whether Ukraine could strike Moscow if the United States provided Ukraine with long-range weapons, the newspaper reported, citing anonymous sources briefed on the discussion. 'No, he shouldn't target Moscow," Trump said July 15, when asked by a reporter whether Zelenskyy should attack Russia's capital city. More: 'Oh really?': Trump says his wife Melania has some thoughts on Vladimir Putin White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to confirm The Financial Times report in a statement to USA TODAY, but she said Trump's remarks had been taken out of context. "President Trump was merely asking a question, not encouraging further killing. He's working tirelessly to stop the killing and end this war," Leavitt said. Trump reaffirmed a new 50-day ultimatum for Putin to end the war with Ukraine as he took questions on the South Lawn of the White House before heading to Pittsburgh, where he touted private investments in artificial intelligence in Pennsylvania. Growing increasingly frustrated by Putin's continued attacks on Ukraine, Trump on July 14 threatened to impose 100% "secondary tariffs" on Russia's trading partners if a ceasefire is not reached in that timeframe. 'At the end of 50 days, if we don't have a deal, it's going to be too bad," Trump said. "The tariffs are going to go on and other sanctions.' More: Trump offers Putin an ultimatum, as Senate pressure builds to sanction Russia Trump: US 'not looking' to give Ukraine long-range missiles Trump also announced this week that the United States would send weapons to NATO to assist in Ukraine's war efforts. But the United States is not considering supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles, the president told reporters on July 15. 'No, we're not looking to do that," Trump said. Russia's war in Ukraine has raged on for more than three and a half years – since Putin invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Trump has blamed both Putin and Zelenskyy, at various times, for the ongoing war. More: From 'obsolete' to the 'opposite of that': Trump changes tune on NATO, criticizes Putin In a major shift in tone, Trump has begun criticizing Putin for continuing his military onslaught on Ukraine despite signaling an openness to peace privately in conversations with the president. Nonetheless, Trump told reporters he's not taking sides in the Russia-Ukraine war. 'I'm on nobody's side," Trump said when asked whether he's on Ukraine's side now. "You know whose side I'm on? Humanity's side. I want to stop the killing of thousands of people.' Contributing: Reuters Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.
West Australian
6 hours ago
- Politics
- West Australian
Trump says Ukraine should not target Moscow
US President Donald Trump says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy should not target Moscow and that Russian President Vladimir Putin should agree to a ceasefire deal by a 50-day deadline or sanctions will kick in. His comments came after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia. The newspaper added that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he could strike Moscow if the US provided long-range weapons. "No, he shouldn't target Moscow," Trump told reporters on the South Lawn of the White House when asked if Zelenskiy should attack the Russian capital. Asked if he was willing to give long-range missiles to Ukraine as well as more defensive arms, he added: "No, we're not looking to do that." Trump on Monday announced a toughened stance against Russia for its three-year-old war in Ukraine, promising a fresh wave of missiles and other weaponry for Ukraine. He gave Russia 50 days to reach a ceasefire or face sanctions. Asked if he was now on the side of Ukraine, Trump said, "I am on nobody's side," and then declared he was on "humanity's side" because "I want to stop the killing". Trump defended the deadline he set for Russia to agree to a deal and head off tariffs and sanctions on countries that buy oil from Russia. "I don't think 50 days is very long and it could be sooner than that," he said. He did not say whether any talks were planned to try to work out a deal with Russia. "At the end of the 50 days if we don't have a deal, it's going to be too bad," he said. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said at a briefing on Tuesday that Russia was considering its next steps. "We will certainly need time to analyse the rhetoric from Washington," he said, the TASS news agency reported. Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that NATO's arms deliveries to Ukraine showed that the alliance was interested in continuing the fighting. with DPA
