Afghanistan, July 14 -- Trump warns that without a Ukraine peace deal within 50 days, he will impose harsh penalties against Russia immediately.

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that if a peace agreement to end the Ukraine war is not reached within the next 50 days, his administration will impose severe trade tariffs on Russia. He made the statement on Monday, July 14, during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House.

Trump said the proposed tariffs would be very heavy and secondary in nature, meaning that countries or companies doing business with Russia would also be penalized. He stated that without a peace deal, the United States would act quickly to apply these economic measures to further isolate Russ...