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ONLINE: Trump threatens Russia: if there is no agreement to end the war within 50 days, we will impose harsh sanctions

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Monday, July 14


US President Donald Trump threatened Russia with very high tariffs if an agreement to end the war with Ukraine is not reached within 50 days and reiterated his deep dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump also said after meeting with NATO chief Mark Rutte at the White House that the United States will sell its most advanced weapons to alliance countries that support Ukraine with weapons as it resists Russian aggression.

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Photo: SITA/AP, Evan VucciDonald Trump talks with NATO chief Mark Rutte at the White House on July 14, 2025.

19:48 European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has welcomed US President Donald Trump's tougher stance towards Russia. However, she said the 50-day ultimatum to punish Moscow was too long, AFP writes.

"It is very positive that President Trump is taking a tough stance against Russia," Kallas told reporters."On the other hand, 50 days is a very long time when we see that (the Russians) are killing innocent civilians every day."

19:16 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, alongside the US president, said that the two had communicated together on Thursday. According to him, Trump wants to provide Ukraine with what it needs, but asked Europe to pay for it, which the Alliance representative described as"completely logical."

Rutte said he had already spoken to “many” countries that could be part of the deal, naming Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Britain, the Netherlands and Canada. “And this is just the first wave, there will be more,” he said. He also stressed the need to act quickly and that the deliveries could force Putin to “reconsider” peace talks.

"This will mean that Ukraine will get a really huge amount of military equipment for air defense, as well as missiles and ammunition," Rutte told reporters. Trump claims that this is a delivery worth "billions of dollars, which will also include Patriot anti-missile systems. According to him, these should be sent to Ukraine"within a few days." He explained that the countries that own the Patriot systems will hand them over to Ukraine and the United States will send them compensation for them.

17:55 US President Donald Trump confirmed at the White House the agreement on arms supplies to Ukraine through NATO. He also expressed dissatisfaction with Russian President Vladimir Putin and warned Moscow that if it does not end the conflict in Ukraine within 50 days, it will impose 100 percent tariffs on its trading partners. This is reported by Reuters and AFP and The Guardian.

The new military equipment will be manufactured for the Alliance, and will then be available for further shipment to Ukraine."We will manufacture state-of-the-art weapons and send them to NATO," Trump said. However, he stressed that the cost of the weapons would be covered by NATO member states, not American taxpayers."We, the United States, will not make any payments, we will not buy them, we will manufacture them and they will pay for them," he explained, according to the newspaper.

"This will mean that Ukraine will get a really huge amount of military equipment for air defense, as well as missiles and ammunition," the US president told reporters. Trump claims that this is a delivery worth"billions of dollars", which will also include Patriot anti-missile systems. According to him, these should be sent to Ukraine"within a few days".

The US leader also expressed his dissatisfaction with Russia and warned against imposing severe tariffs on Moscow's trading partners."We will impose secondary tariffs. If there is no agreement (on a ceasefire in Ukraine) within 50 days, it is very simple and (the tariffs) will be at 100 percent," Trump told reporters.

The Republican said he was"disappointed" with the Russian president."Putin has really surprised a lot of people. He talks nicely and then he bombs everyone in the evening," he said.

15:00 Finland is investigating a man who illegally crossed the border from Russia and is seeking asylum, the Finnish border forces said on Monday. Finnish public broadcaster YLE reported that the man is a former member of the mercenary Wagner Group, TASR writes, citing an AFP report.

A man named Yevgeny claimed on social media that he belonged to a Russian paramilitary group and had recently posted videos criticizing the Russian military leadership, according to YLE.

Finnish border guards detained a man who had illegally crossed the border near the eastern Finnish town of Kitee on June 17, said Tomi Salmi, a border guard official in the North Karelia province. He added that an investigation was underway and that the man had applied for asylum. He declined to comment on a media report that the man was linked to a mercenary group.

According to a police spokesman, the investigation could likely be concluded in early autumn.

14:20 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today asked the current First Deputy Prime Minister, Yulia Svyrydenko, to take on the position of Prime Minister.

14:10 Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Army Valery Gerasimov was to inspect a group of Russian forces fighting in the area of the city of Pokrovsk in the Ukrainian Donetsk region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow said on Monday. TASR reports this according to a report by the Reuters agency.

Pokrovsk is one of the focal points of Russian military actions aimed at occupying the entire Donetsk region.

Gerasimov, according to the ministry's statement, listened to reports from the commanders of Russian units of the"Center" group of forces on the battlefield. On the Telegram network, the ministry published a video of him boarding a military helicopter, followed by footage of the flight, and then disembarking and meeting with officers in military uniforms. It is not clear when he visited the area.

13:50 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US Special Representative for Ukraine Keith Kellogg discussed, among other things, strengthening Ukraine's air defenses and anti-Russian sanctions during a meeting in Kiev today. Zelensky described the talks on the X network as productive. Shortly after the meeting between the two representatives, an air raid warning sounded in the Ukrainian capital, according to Reuters.

"We discussed the path to peace and what we can do together practically to get closer to it. This includes strengthening Ukraine's air defense, joint production and purchase of defense weapons in cooperation with Europe. And, of course, sanctions against Russia and those who help it," the Ukrainian president said.

He also thanked US President Donald Trump for important signals of support and a"positive decision" for both countries. Last but not least, he wrote that he believes in US leadership, because it is clear that Moscow will not stop until its unreasonable ambitions are limited by force.

12:13 Hundreds of thousands of people in Ukraine suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder, millions more from other mental health problems. This was stated by the Government Plenipotentiary for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, Tomáš Kopečný, at a briefing in Prague today. Czech organizations, such as the Center for the Development of Mental Health Care or SANAE, are implementing projects on the ground to help the population affected by the war.

"Ukraine is a country that a few years ago had 40 million inhabitants. Today, there are about 28 million of them in Ukraine. It is a country that registers 1.5 million war veterans," said Kopečný."And at the same time, it is a country where hundreds of thousands of people are very significantly affected by post-traumatic stress disorder and millions of people are affected by other mental health difficulties," he added. According to him, the numbers can increase quickly, because, for example, when a war veteran returns to his family, how he copes with the traumas of the war can then tear apart the family and entire communities.

According to Kopečný, the Ukrainian government is trying to proceed as decentralized as possible, while also lowering the entry conditions for when a person can become entitled to care, or vice versa, when an expert can provide it. According to the plenipotentiary, the involvement of the entire society and companies, which, for example, provide employees with money to be able to go to therapy, is also important.

The director of the Center for the Development of Mental Health Care, Pavol Říčan, stated that some research claims that if there were systematic diagnostics in Ukraine, post-traumatic stress disorder would be detected in half of the people living in Ukraine.

According to Říčan, the country has failed to reform its psychiatric system, which is still based on the classic post-Soviet model with large psychiatric and social institutions located on the outskirts of cities and where people live for long periods of time. Then there is also a network of psychiatric outpatient clinics.

According to him, Ukrainians learn very quickly, they introduce modern methods of work and treatment, but sometimes there is a bit of a problem with the coordination of aid."On the other hand, Ukrainians respond very well to this by having such a coordination committee, they try to coordinate all the aid that comes there and do it as efficiently as possible," added Říčan.

10:42 The reconstruction plan for Ukraine should be built similarly to the Marshall Plan after World War II, based primarily on loans supplemented by grants. This was said by the government plenipotentiary for the reconstruction of Ukraine, Tomáš Kopečný, at a briefing in Prague today. President Peter Pavol also spoke about the need for a new Marshall Plan for Ukraine at a conference in Rome last week. According to Kopečný, the Czech Republic was one of three countries represented by a president, besides Pavol, it was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Moldovan President Maia Sanduová.

The head of state stated at the conference, among other things, that the basis of the plan for the reconstruction of Ukraine must be a global political coalition that will unite the member states of the European Union with democratic partners such as the United States, Britain, Canada and Japan. According to Pavel, the priorities for reconstruction, securing resources and supplies must be decided centrally, and the reconstruction must also be led by private investors.

"It should be built similarly to the original American development program for Germany and Europe after World War II, based primarily on loans, sometimes supplemented by a grant scheme," said Kopečný."So far, the German Marshall Fund has been operating with the same money that the United States sent there in the late 1940s. Thanks to the fact that it is constantly returning there. That should also be the principle of the development and reconstruction of Ukraine," he noted.

Pavel also said in Rome that Czech aid in Ukraine is focused primarily on the Dnepropetrovsk and Kharkiv regions, specifically on access to clean water or strengthening decentralized energy systems and maintaining basic public services in wartime conditions. The Czech Republic also recently confirmed cooperation with Taiwan in supporting Ukraine.

10:06 At least three Russian drones have been spotted in Belarusian airspace. During the massive Russian attack on Ukraine on July 12, Russian drones flew over Belarusian airspace. A Belarusian helicopter shot down one"Herbera" drone. This was reported by well-informed intelligence sources to the UNIAN agency.

"On July 12, a Mi-24 helicopter of the Air Defense Forces of the Republic of Belarus attacked and destroyed a Russian 'Herbera' attack drone as it headed towards Ukraine," the sources said.

According to this information, at least three Russian drones were in Belarusian airspace at the time.

In this regard, a Belarusian helicopter, while performing an airspace control mission, reported the detection and destruction of an attack drone.

"Fragments of the downed drone fell on the territory of the Gomel region," the intelligence service added.

Prymara drones: Ukrainian ghost unit hunts Russians

9:50 Ukraine attacked a training center at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant with drones on Sunday evening, where a reactor hall simulator is located, the Russian-installed management of this occupied Ukrainian power plant said on Monday. TASR reports this according to a report by the Reuters agency.

"The enemy used three drones," the plant's officials said on the Telegram platform. The strike occurred at a distance of approximately 250-300 meters from the first unit of the plant. They stated that the attack did not cause any serious damage and that operations at the plant"continue in a normal mode while maintaining all necessary safety measures."

The attack came after Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said in a statement that an IAEA team at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant heard up to several hundred gunshots on Saturday. Grossi said it was the latest evidence of military activity that could potentially threaten nuclear safety.

Fire at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant

9:46 US President Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg arrived in Kiev on Monday, where he will discuss security and sanctions against Russia with Ukrainian officials, the head of the Ukrainian head of state's office Andriy Yermak announced. TASR reports on this, according to reports by the AFP and Reuters agencies.

“Defense, strengthening security, weapons, sanctions, protecting our citizens, strengthening cooperation between Ukraine and the United States… There are many topics for discussion,” Yermak wrote on the Telegram platform.

The head of the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that"peace through strength is the principle of US President Donald Trump, and we support this approach."

Zelensky said on Sunday evening that he had ordered military commanders to brief Kellogg on Russia's capabilities and Ukraine's prospects.

Kellogg arrived in Kiev after the White House chief confirmed on Sunday that the United States would provide Ukraine with its Patriot air defense systems to help it defend itself against aggression by Russian forces."We're going to send them Patriots, which they desperately need," Trump said, but he did not specify the number of systems Washington would provide to Kiev.

Zelenskyy meets with Kellogg

7:34 US President Donald Trump will announce a new plan to arm Ukraine on Monday, which is expected to include offensive weapons , two sources familiar with the plans told Axios.

6:19 Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of US President Donald Trump's main allies, suggested on CBS's Face the Nation on Sunday that there is a turning point in US policy towards Russia. This was reported by the AP.

"A turning point in the Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent," Graham said. Trump has been trying for months to bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table, he said."He left the door open on Russia - that door will soon close," the senator said.

“I expect you will see a record flow of weapons in the coming days to help Ukraine defend itself,” Graham continued. One of Putin’s biggest mistakes, he said, was to deceive Trump. “There will be a huge effort in the coming days and weeks to bring Putin to the negotiating table,” Graham said.

Graham and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, who was also a guest on the CBS show, said there was a growing consensus in Capitol Hill and among European officials that some of the $300 billion in Russian assets frozen by G7 countries at the start of the war would be used to help Ukraine.

“It’s time to do it,” Blumenthal said.

U.S. representatives, including Graham, Blumenthal and Trump's special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg, attended the first meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing on July 10. Kellogg will arrive in Ukraine on Monday for a few days.

Graham and Blumenthal are the initiators of new sanctions legislation in Congress that envisages the introduction of high tariffs on countries trading with Russia. According to Graham, tariffs of up to 500 percent are being discussed."China, India and Brazil buy oil and oil products and other goods from Russia. That is the money that Putin is using to wage war," Graham said.

6:00 The United States will send Patriot air defense missiles to Ukraine, but the European Union (EU) will pay for them, US President Donald Trump said on Sunday (Monday morning CEST), according to agencies, at the US Andrews base in the eastern state of Maryland. Ukraine has been resisting the Russian invasion since February 2022. Trump has tried to broker a ceasefire in recent months, but Russia has not yet agreed to it, while Ukraine has repeatedly agreed to the proposal.

"It will be a deal for us and we will send them the Patriots that they desperately need," Trump said, according to the DPA agency.

"I haven't agreed on the number yet, but they will get some because they need to be protected," he added, adding that it won't cost the US anything because the European Union will pay for them.

Trump reiterated that he is"disappointed" with Russian President Vladimir Putin."Putin has really surprised a lot of people. He talks nicely and then in the evening he bombs everyone," he said.

He did not specify which EU countries would buy the air defense systems, and Reuters reported that Trump declined to say how many Patriot missiles he would send to Ukraine. He only said some. Germany is considering buying Patriot systems from the US for Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said last week.

The US president said a few days ago that the United States would send Ukraine more weapons to help it defend itself. He made the remarks after the US announced that it had suspended some arms deliveries to Ukraine, including air defense missiles. Trump justified this at the time by saying that his predecessor Joe Biden had given Ukraine too many weapons in the past and that now the US needed to ensure that it had enough. The head of the White House subsequently spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who described the call as the best and most productive of the negotiations with his current American counterpart so far.

Trump is scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday. The president also said he would make an"important statement on Russia" on Monday, while US special envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg will begin an official visit to Ukraine, AFP reports.

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