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- Trump Threatens Tariffs on Russia if Putin Fails to End War</p>
<p>Callum SutherlandJuly 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM</p>
<p>Donald Trump has threatened Russia with "very severe tariffs" should it fail to reach a cease-fire deal with Ukraine within 50 days, signaling a hardened U.S. stance as the war enters a volatile new phase.</p>
<p>"We're going to be doing secondary tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days," the U.S. President said during a meeting at the White House with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. "It's very simple, and they'll be at 100%."</p>
<p>The proposed measures would target any country continuing to do business with Russia, effectively pressuring global partners to isolate Moscow economically.</p>
<p>Trump also confirmed that the United States would send Patriot missile systems to Ukraine as part of a broader weapons package coordinated through NATO.</p>
<p>"We're going to have some [Patriots] come very soon, within days," he said. "A couple of the countries that have patriots are going to swap over."</p>
<p>The Patriot system is a highly effective air-defense platform that includes a radar station to detect incoming threats, a command center to coordinate the response, and a missile launcher capable of firing interceptor missiles, each valued at approximately $3 million.</p>
<p>Rutte will also meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday, as U.S. and NATO leaders consider further joint action to support Ukraine and counter Russia's military aggression.</p>
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<p>When asked if this deal would push Putin towards a peace agreement with Ukraine, Trump replied: "I think this is a chance at getting peace, or it's just going to be the same thing."</p>
<p>Trump criticized the Russian leader, describing Putin as unpredictable. "I speak to him a lot about getting this thing done, and I always hang up and say 'well that was a nice phone call' and then missiles are launched into Kyiv," he said. "After that happens three or four times you say 'the talk doesn't mean anything'."</p>
<p>"I don't want to say he's an assassin, but he's a tough guy, he fooled a lot of people," he continued.</p>
<p>Bloomberg via Getty Images" data-src=https://ift.tt/bFtkMis via Getty Images" src=https://ift.tt/Y7xNDZb class=caas-img>Donald Trump and Mark Rutte shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 14, 2025. Bloomberg via Getty Images</p>
<p>Trump has made a number of recent criticisms of his Russian counterpart. Following a call with the Russian leader on July 4, he told reporters he was "very disappointed" with their conversation. "I don't think he's there… I'm just saying I don't think he's looking to stop, and that's too bad."</p>
<p>Read more: Trump Discovers the War in Ukraine May Be Too Complicated to Fix</p>
<p>Hours later, Russia carried out what was its largest aerial attack at the time on Ukraine since the start of its invasion of the country in 2022.</p>
<p>Four days later, following another overnight barrage on Ukrainian cities, Trump again voiced his frustration.</p>
<p>"We get a lot of bullsh-t thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth," he said. "He's very nice to us all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless."</p>
<p>Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov responded dismissively, saying, "Trump's way of talking is generally quite harsh, the phrases he uses," adding that Moscow felt "pretty calm" about his words.</p>
<p>Trump was also said to be considering a bipartisan Senate proposal to impose sanctions on Russia oil exports in response to Putin's seeming lack of willingness to negotiate on the war.</p>
<p>The surge in U.S. military commitments follows a brief but controversial pause in American munitions shipments to Ukraine earlier this month. That decision — authorized by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following a routine review of Pentagon spending — was not initially communicated to the White House, as first reported by CNN.</p>
<p>When asked about who authorized the pause during a Cabinet meeting on July 8, Trump responded: "I don't know, why don't you tell me?"</p>
<p>The pause came amid growing scrutiny of defense spending and questions over U.S. leadership within NATO. At the 2025 NATO Summit in the Netherlands, member states committed to a defense spending target of 5% of GDP by 2035 — a significant shift from earlier commitments.</p>
<p>When pressed then about whether the U.S. would send anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, Trump responded: "We're going to see if we can make some available."</p>
<p>Since then, Trump has continued to send mixed signals, expressing both impatience with Russia and an openness to negotiation.</p>
<p>Trump also revealed that Putin had recently offered to assist in mediating between Israel and Iran during their brief June conflict — an offer he declined. "I said, 'No, no, you help me get a settlement with you, with Russia,'" Trump recounted. "And I think we're going to be doing that too."</p>
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