Trump gives Putin 50 days to complete the goals of his summer offensive in Ukraine: ‘I’m not done with him’

Published July 15, 2025 7:26am ET



50 DAYS TO RUN FOR COVER: President Donald Trump has repeatedly used one word to describe his current feelings about Vladimir Putin: “disappointed.” But by giving Putin until Sept. 2 to continue to grab more land in Ukraine, he signaled he has not given up on what he has always called his “good relationship” with the Russian president. 

Asked by the BBC, if he was “done” with Putin, Trump replied, “No, I’m not done, but I’m disappointed in him, but I’m not done with him. I thought we had a deal done four times, and then you go home, and you see he just attacked a nursing home or something in Kyiv.”

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