Putin has 10 days on Ukraine’s peace agreement or sanctions facing, Trump warns
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president Donald Trump On Tuesday, he confirmed the threat he issued a day ago to Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying there will be exactly 10 days to take the peace agreement and sanctions.
“10 days starting today,” Trump told reporters on an Air Force 1 trip from Scotland.
“Then you know we’re going to do tariffs and stuff,” the president continued. “And I don’t know if that will affect Russia, because obviously he probably wants to continue the war.”
President Donald Trump told news outlets during a meeting with British Prime Minister Kielstarmer at Trump Turnberry Golf Course in Scotland on Monday, July 28, 2025 that he had shortened his 50-day grace period to put Putin in the peace deal. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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“But we’re going to wear tariffs and various things you’ve put together, which may affect them, but that can do,” Trump added.
Trump’s comments highlight some skepticism about whether his threat to collect 100% and secondary tariffs for third-party countries buying Russian oil will do much to affect Putin’s decision calculation That would be the purpose of his war in Ukraine.
US purchases from Moscow have already been significantly reduced due to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, with the US totaling $3 billion in 2024, down 34.2% from 2023. Government data.
The numbers reportedly represent less than 1% of Russia’s total exports, but it could affect Moscow’s war efforts. Russia benefits $192 billion From foreign oil sales in 2024.
Oil tanker SCF Surgut, owned by Russia’s leading tanker group SovComflot, will pass the Boss Horas on April 4, 2024 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Yoruk Isik/Reuters)
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China and India have consistently been the top buyers of Russian oil, and rarely divert oil needs to other markets within the 10-day time frame.
It is unclear how Trump will implement secondary sanctions. China India remains ongoing trade negotiations, particularly with both countries.
Despite talks with the Treasury Secretary in Stockholm this week Scott Bett And his Chinese counterpart, the United States, has yet to solidify its official trade agreement with China.
The US had to extend the suspension of tariffs until August 12th or see a 145% increase in prices for all Chinese products purchased in the US.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bescent on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, during a hearing of the House Road and Means Committee in Washington, D.C. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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But Trump’s latest 10-day deadline to Putin, and even the Russian oil buyer, the date may have just moved to August 8th.
Regarding trade with Beijing, it remains unclear how the additional threat of 100% secondary sanctions will affect the president’s decision-making.