Trump says he’s shortening the 50-day deadline for Russia to end the war in Ukraine
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press EDINBURGH Scotland AP U S President Donald Trump disclosed Monday he intends to shorten the -day deadline he gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to reach a deal that ends the three-year war in Ukraine His announcement came as Russia fired an overnight barrage at Ukraine of more than drones four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles the Ukrainian air force revealed Trump explained two weeks ago he would implement severe tariffs on Russia unless a peace deal is reached by early September as he expressed exasperation with Putin over the bombardment of Ukrainian cities amid the Republican president s attempts to stop the fighting Trump reported he would give Putin to days from Monday meaning he wants peace efforts to make progress by Aug - The plan includes manageable sanctions and secondary tariffs targeting Russia s trading partners The formal announcement would come later Monday or on Tuesday he revealed No reason in waiting Trump disclosed of the shorter timeline We just don t see any progress being made Putin has got to make a deal Too a multitude of people are dying Trump announced during a visit to Scotland Trump repeated his criticism of Putin for talking about ending the war but continuing to bombard Ukrainian civilians And I say that s not the way to do it Trump stated He added I m disappointed in President Putin A Russian drone blew out the windows of a -story residential building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv the head of the city s military administration Tymur Tkachenko wrote on Telegram Eight people were injured including a -year-old girl he revealed The attack also started a fire in Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine local functionaries revealed but no injuries were broadcasted The main target of the Russian attack was Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region of western Ukraine the air force declared Regional bureaucrats informed no damage or casualties The western part of Ukraine is on the other side of the country from the front line and the Ukrainian military is thought to have major airfields as well as arsenals and depots there The Russian Defense Ministry stated its forces carried out an overnight strike with long-range air-launched weapons hitting a Ukrainian air base along with an ammunition depot containing stockpiles of missiles and components for drone production Associated Press journalist Illia Novikov in Kyiv Ukraine contributed
