Donald Trump on Monday threatened to impose "severe tariffs" on Russia unless a peace deal was reached with Ukraine within 50 days.

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via NATO countries, in a package expected to include Patriot air defense batteries. He also threatened Russia with "severe tariffs" of up to 100% if there isn't a deal to end the war in Ukraine within 50 days,

On Monday, Trump said that Russia's failure to reach a negotiated settlement with Ukraine within 50 days would lead to his administration imposing a 100% tariff rate on Russian imports as well as what he called "secondary tariffs" on countries that have continued to do business with Moscow.

President Vladimir Putin intends to keep fighting in Ukraine until the West engages on his terms for peace, unfazed by Donald Trump's threats of tougher sanctions, and his territorial demands may widen as Russian forces advance,

New developments Tuesday reinforced the idea that President Donald Trump has significantly shifted his view of the Ukraine war.

Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight saw four regions targeted with hundreds of drones, injuring 24 people as Moscow extended a wave of large-scale attacks.

The latest bombardment in Russia’s escalating aerial campaign against civilian areas came ahead of a Sept. 2 deadline set by President Trump for the Kremlin to reach a peace deal in the three-year war,