President Trump gives Putin deadline to prove he’s serious about ending the war in Ukraine
By Emily Crane
President Trump appeared to give Vladimir Putin a hard deadline for ending the war in Ukraine — as the Kremlin revealed Thursday the Russian leader has no plans to pow wow with the commander-in-chief.
“We’re going to find out whether or not he’s tapping us along or not, and if he is, we’ll respond a little bit differently, but it will take about a week and a half to two weeks,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office Wednesday.
President Donald Trump gesturing during a swearing in ceremony for interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office, 2025
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President Trump has appeared to give Putin a deadline for ending the war in Ukraine.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during a video conference meeting for the development of physical culture and sport at the Kremlin
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Trump recently told Vladimir Putin he was “playing with fire” by prolonging the war.
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Asked whether Putin wanted to end the war, Trump said, “I can’t tell you that, but I’ll let you know in about two weeks.”
Trump — who earlier warned that the Russian prez was “playing with fire” by refusing to engage in cease-fire talks — added that he was “very disappointed” with Moscow’s recent barrage of missile and drone attacks.
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“When I see rockets being shot into cities, that’s no good. We aren’t going to allow it,” he said.
Still, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday that Putin has no plans to speak to Trump — as his forces continued to make gains on the battlefield.
Relatives, friends, and other attendees mourn over the coffins of 17-year-old Roman Martyniuk, his 11-year-old sister Tamara Martyniuk and 8-year-old brother Stanislav Martyniuk, who were killed by a Russian missile strike, at a town hall in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region, on May 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Relatives, friends, and other attendees mourn over the coffins of 17-year-old Roman Martyniuk, his 11-year-old sister Tamara Martyniuk and 8-year-old brother Stanislav Martyniuk, who were killed by a Russian missile strike, at a town hall on May 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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It comes as Russia’s defense ministry said its forces had captured three more villages in eastern Ukraine on Thursday.
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