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president Donald Trump Before, those days were over.
The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine changed the nature of their dynamics. Although the two seem to be having a good time in public in Trump’s first administration, their relationship has disintegrated as recent conflicts continue.
Trump has Refusing to cut his words When asked about Putin. Trump said at a cabinet meeting on July 8 that he was tired of Putin and said he was paying attention to new sanctions on Russia.
“If you want to know the truth, Putin gets a lot of bulls,” Trump said. “He has always been kind, but it turns out to be meaningless.”
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President Donald Trump had previously avoided ill to Russian President Vladimir Putin, but those days have passed. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/anadolu agent/Getty image)
John Hardie, deputy director of the Russian Programs at the Russian Defense Foundation, said Russia began attracting IREs from Trump after Ukraine agreed to a 30-day ceasefire. But Russia failed to join the ceasefire.
“In fact, since then, I think Trump has started to see Russians as a major obstacle to the deal,” Hardy told Fox News Digital on Thursday.
In addition, Hadi said Russia will be frustrated by Ukraine’s drone and missile attacks even after talking directly with Putin.
“What he’s caught is these Russian drone and missile barrage,” Hardy said. “It does seem to resonate with him.”
Tensions have only escalated between the United States and Russia since the cabinet meeting in July.
Trump announced on July 14 that he would sign “serious tariffs” against Russia if Moscow fails to agree to a peace agreement within 50 days. He then drastically reduced the deadline to just 10-12 days, which ended on Friday.
The decision to reduce the timetable prompted former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to warn: “Every new final atum is a threat and a step towards war.”
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The decision to reduce the timetable prompted former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to warn: “Every new final atum is a threat and a step towards war.” (Sputnik/Yekaterina shtukina/pool via Reuters/Archive Photo)
In addition to economic sanctions, Trump responded to Medvedev and issued a rare statement revealing Two U.S. Navy submarines It will respond to the escalation of Russia’s threat.
“I have ordered the positioning of two nuclear submarines in the appropriate areas, just in case these stupid and inflammatory statements are more than that,” Trump said.
According to Bryan Clark, a retired submarine official and director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concept and Technology, the Trump disclosure of the submarine existence puts additional pressure on Russia.
“We used to use very small numbers of submarines to try to influence adversary behavior, but it’s very unusual to deal with nuclear-powered opponents like Russia to deal with Russian nuclear threats,” Clark told Fox News Digital Athoret on Monday. “So, I think this is essentially about withdrawing the frequent and long-standing threats of Russia’s use of nuclear weapons in part of the Ukrainian conflict.”
According to retired submarine official Bryan Clark, Donald Trump put additional pressure on Russia to negotiate.
However, momentum is under negotiation, with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff meeting with Putin on Wednesday.
Trump said in a post about truth socialization that the meeting was “a huge improvement”. And now, Trump and Putin are expected to face-to-face face to face in order to finally propose negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Still, Hardy said he was skeptical of the meaningful progress the meeting between Putin and Trump would bring.
“I don’t want the summit to produce too much,” Hardy said. “And I think Putin can try to use the summit to appease Trump and buy more time to continue attacking Ukraine, but I think his goal is that he hopes to be able to invite Trump to work on imposing these harsh terms on Ukraine.”
Russia has pushed for concessions in a peace agreement, including a ban on Ukraine from joining NATO, preventing foreign peacekeeping forces from deploying to Ukraine after the conflict, and adjusting some of the borders that were previously Ukraine.
It is unclear whether Trump plans to announce any additional economic burden to Russia on August 8, 2025, as he demands that Russia express his willingness to end the conflict, demanding that he ask Russia to send a signal. (Jorge Silva/Reuters)
It is unclear whether Trump plans to follow the deadline for his request to Russia to express his willingness to end the conflict, and whether it plans to announce any additional economic burden on Russia on Friday. But according to Trump, the ball was in Putin’s court.
“It will depend on him,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “We’re going to see what he’s going to say. It will depend on him. Very disappointed.”
The White House did not disclose any details about the potential Friday sanctions, but said Trump wanted to meet with Putin and Ukrainian President Voldimi Putin to resolve the conflict.
“Russians say they want to meet with President Trump, and the president is open,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement to Fox News’s digital numbers. “President Trump wants to meet with President Putin and President Zelensky because he wants the cruel war to end. The White House is working through the details of these potential meetings and details.”
