Trump says Putin now has 10-12 days to end Ukraine war

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he would set Russian President Vladimir Putin a new deadline of "10 or 12" days to end the war in Ukraine. 

Trump, who is holding meetings in Scotland, said earlier on Monday that he was going to shorten a 50-day deadline he had set because of frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I'm going to make a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days from today. There's no reason in waiting, we just don't see any progress being made," Trump told reporters as he met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

A journalist presses Trump about the new deadline he has set for Russia to agree to a new ceasefire, of 10-12 days.

Trump responds that he will make an official announcement either tonight or tomorrow.

"There's no reason to wait if you know what the answer is going to be," he says.

Trump says if they don't come to an agreement he may impose sanctions or secondary tariffs.

"I don't want to do that to Russia, I love the Russian people," he says.

Trump says talks with Putin have failed 'on too many occasions'published at 14:27

Back to the topic of Russia's war in Ukraine, one journalist tells Trump they can sense his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The journalist asks if Putin has been lying to Trump about his intentions in Ukraine.

Trump says he doesn't want to use the word lying, but he says it has seemed on three occasions that they would get a ceasefire deal.

"All of a sudden missiles are flying into Kyiv... what's that all about?" he says.

"This has happened on too many occasions and I don't like it."

Top Ukrainian aide thanks Trump for changing Putin's deadlinepublished at 15:37

Ukrainian presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak has welcomed Trump's decision to reduce the 50-day deadline he had given to Russia to agree to a ceasefire.

In a post on X, Yermak thanks Trump for "standing firm and delivering a clear message of peace through strength".

He adds that: "Putin respects only power - and that message is loud and clear. When America leads with strength, others think twice."

Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik says Ukrainians hope Trump "acts now".

"After endless nights of Russia's terror, the news Ukrainians want to read over and over: President Trump is 'losing patience with Russia'," she writes.