Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin continue to reject President Donald Trump’s 50-day — now shortened to 10 or 12 day — ultimatum. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia will continue its war against Ukraine in order to protect Russia’s interests, despite Trump’s shorter deadline.The situation with Russia is coming to a head. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News’ Lara Trump over the weekend that Trump is “losing his patience” with Russia over the war in Ukraine. Adding, “the time has come for some action.”
The U.S. has already renewed military assistance, reaching a deal with NATO to provide weapons and Patriot missiles to Ukraine. And now the Russian economy is in Trump’s crosshairs. “Sanctions and maybe tariffs, secondary tariffs” are still in play, he says. On Wednesday, the White House fired a warning shot about imposing a 25 percent tariff against India, in large part due to its military and energy purchases from Moscow.
Iran, seeing a window of opportunity, is becoming defiant as well, openly pushing back as the Russia ultimatum plays out.The Trump administration likely does not want to take any more calls from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concerning the Iranian nuclear threat. The ceasefire was supposed to put the 12-day war on ice. But Tehran did not get the message and is back to business as usual.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Fox News’ Bret Baier that Iran would continue to maintain its support for Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. And before meeting European leaders last week, he said it was important for them “to understand that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s position remains unshakable, and that our uranium enrichment will continue.”
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