Donald Trump gave Vladimir Putin a clear ultimatum: if he does not end the war in Ukraine in 50 days, Russian trading partners will gotta reckon with 100% duties.
During a gathering with NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte, the president of the United States besides announced a fresh deal with European alliance members, thanks to which Ukraine will receive billions of dollars worth of American military equipment, including the Patriot missile. The full will be financed by Europe.
Trump explained:
"If Putin fails to complete the invasion within 50 days, we will start imposing alleged secondary duties on countries trading with Russia. This is about criminal charges on countries purchasing Russian goods specified as China and India."
The president besides shared individual experience with Putin:
“I frequently talk to Putin. I always hang up and think, ‘It was a good conversation’, and then there are rockets flying in Kiev. I go home, I tell the First Lady, “Today I spoke to Vladimir, we had a wonderful conversation.” And she says, ‘ Really? Another city has just been bombed.”
Mark Rutte described the fresh agreement as ‘very big’ and stressed:
"Europe works. Ukraine can number on truly immense amounts of military equipment for both air defence and rocket, ammunition, etc."
He besides added:
“If I were Vladimir Putin present and heard what you were planning to do in 50 days, I would consider taking Ukraine more seriously.”
The details of the agreement were not full disclosed, but both Trump and Rutte stressed that the first deliveries would come from European stocks and then these reserves would be supplemented by fresh production from the US.
