28.07.2025 17:52
U.S. President Donald Trump stated, "I am giving Putin 10 days" for a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine, following a meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland.
During his visit to Scotland to tour his golf facilities, Trump met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and answered questions from the press before and after the meeting.
FIRST HE SAID 50 DAYS, THEN HE REDUCED IT TO 10 DAYS
Before the meeting, Trump expressed his disappointment with Putin in response to a question about the Russia-Ukraine issue. Trump said, "I have spoken to Putin many times. I had a very good relationship with him, but we had discussions 5 times, maybe 4 times. You (Starmer) and I have addressed this issue many times, thinking we had resolved it. We thought we had settled it many times, but then President Putin came out and started launching rockets at a city like Kiev and killed many people in a nursing home or elsewhere. There are bodies lying in the streets, and I say this is not the right way. Let's see what happens. I was very disappointed. President Putin has disappointed me greatly. Therefore, we will have to look at this, and I will shorten the 50-day period I gave him because I already know what will happen." he said.
After the meeting, Trump, who changed his mind, said, "I am giving Putin 10 days from today to reach an agreement with Ukraine."
HE HAD PREVIOUSLY SAID 100 DAYS
In a statement made on July 14, Trump announced that if Russia did not reach an agreement with Ukraine within 50 days, he would increase taxes by 100%.
RUSSIAN STOCK MARKET DECLINED
On the other hand, the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), which started the first trading day of the week with an increase, lost 1.08 points after Trump's statements, falling below 2,743 points, while the dollar-based RTS index also declined by 1.07%, dropping below 1,087 points.
The Russian ruble lost 0.94% against the dollar, while the dollar/ruble exchange rate rose to 80.45.
US President Donald Trump had announced on July 14 that if Russia did not reach an agreement with Ukraine within 50 days, he would increase taxes by 100%.