Guy D. McCardle
In a charged summer escalation, President Donald Trump announced today that he is slashing the 50‑day window he previously gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate a peace deal or ceasefire in Ukraine—cutting it down to just 10 to 12 days, aiming for progress by roughly August 7–9, 2025.
How do you think that is going to work out? Putin isn’t exactly the kind of guy who likes being told what to do. Stay tuned.Barely two weeks ago, Trump unveiled a 50‑day ultimatum, warning Putin of “very severe tariffs” —possibly up to 100 percent—and secondary sanctions targeting third‑party economies unless a ceasefire or peace deal was secured. That deadline would have expired in early September.
But the conflict has refused to cool. Russia’s missile and drone strikes have continued to rain death and destruction on Kyiv and other urban centres, even after the ultimatum was issued. Trump declared his disappointment bluntly:I’m not so interested in talking [to Putin] anymore. He talks. We have such nice conversations … and then people die the following night in a missile strike. Every time I think it’s going to end, he kills people.”
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