Donald Trump cuts Russia ceasefire deadline from 50 days to just 10–12

US President Donald Trump said Monday he is giving Russian President Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to stop the killing in Ukraine shortening a 50day deadline he had given the Russian leader two weeks agoRussia fired an overnight barrage of more than 300 drones four cruise missiles and three ballistic missiles the Ukrainian air force said as the Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities continued despite Trumps pressure for it to end USled peace efforts have also failed to gain momentumTrump had said on July 14 that he would implement severe tariffs on Russia unless a peace deal is reached by early September On Monday Trump said he would now give Putin 10 to 12 days meaning he wants peace efforts to make progress by Aug 79The plan includes possible sanctions and secondary tariffs targeting Russias trading partners The formal announcement would come later Monday or on Tuesday Trump said No reason in waiting Trump said of the shorter timeline We just dont see any progress being madePutin has got to make a deal Too many people are dying Trump said during a visit to Scotland There was no immediate response from Russia Trump repeated his criticism of Putin for talking about ending the war but continuing to bombard Ukrainian civiliansAnd I say thats not the way to do it Trump said He added Im disappointed in President Putin Asked at a news conference about a potential meeting with the Russian leader Trump said Im not so interested in talking anymoreStill he voiced some reluctance about imposing penalties on the Kremlin saying that he loves the Russian people I dont want to do that to Russia he said but he noted how many Russians along with Ukrainians are dying in the warUkraine has urged Western countries to take a tougher line with Putin Andrii Yermak the head of Ukraines presidential office thanked Trump for shortening the deadline Putin understands only strength and that has been conveyed clearly and loudly Yermak said on Telegram adding that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared the sentimentLatest attacks in UkraineA Russian drone blew out the windows of a 25story residential building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv the head of the citys military administration Tymur Tkachenko wrote on Telegram Eight people were injured including a 4yearold girl he saidThe attack also started a fire in Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine local officials said but no injuries were reported The main target of the Russian attack was Starokostiantyniv in the Khmelnytskyi region of western Ukraine the air force said Regional authorities reported no damage or casualtiesWestern Ukraine is on the other side of the country from the front line and the Ukrainian military is believed to have significant airfields as well as arsenals and depots there The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out an overnight strike with longrange airlaunched weapons hitting a Ukrainian air base along with an ammunition depot containing stockpiles of missiles and components for drone productionThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever