During a meeting in Scotland with the British premier Keir Starmer, Donald Trump raised his voice against Vladimir Putin, granting his Russian counterpart “10 or 12 days” starting today 28 July to end the conflict in Ukraine, under penalty of severe sanctions.
The President of the United States, who so far had not focused much on the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, said he had seen signs of a “real famine” and has promised greater aid, including the opening of “food distribution centers”. He set to Vladimir Putin “a new deadline of about 10 or 12 days starting today”. “There is no reason to wait. We are not seeing any progress », the president complained, who had given his Russian counterpart a deadline of 50 days on July 14th.
In particular, he said that he is considering “secondary” penalties, that is, those that affect the countries that acquire Russian products, such as hydrocarbons, in order to dry up Moscow revenues.
Trump, speaking on the steps of a luxurious golf resort owned by his family in Turnberry, in Scotland, said he was “very disappointed” by his Russian counterpart. Kiev immediately welcomed his message of “firmness”.
On Gaza’s children: “This is a real famine”
Regarding Gaza, Donald Trump said that a ceased was “possible” and recognized that “many people were starving”. Referring to the images of children in Gaza seen on television, he said: “This is a real famine,” adding: “It is not possible to pretend”. «We will set up reception centers where people will be able to enter freely, without restrictions. We will not have fences, “he told Scotland, where he is on a visit to half a diplomatic and half private.
Starmer spoke of a “total humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza and added: “We must reach this ceased to fire”. The US President then held a long press conference, which lasted more than an hour. He praised the wife of the British Prime Minister, he praised the renovation of the Turnberry golf course, purchased in 2014, and resumed his applicant diatribe against wind turbines, which he called “monstrosity”, and against immigration.
All this next to a almost silent Keir Starmer, which however took the floor from time to time, for example to defend the British choice of a “mix” of renewable and conventional energy sources. At least in front of the press, the two leaders did not speak much of a trade, which should have been a key point of their conversation. London already enjoys a more favorable situation than other international partners, with customs duties generally limited to at least 10%. But the British government is still negotiating lasting exemptions for steel and aluminum. They are currently taxed at 25%, half of the 50% rate applied to the rest of the world, but the agreement announced in May provided that they were reduced to zero. Despite the praise aimed at Keir Starmer, Donald Trump has so far not sold.
Medvedev: “Every Trump’s ultimatum, a step towards war”
Each ultimatum by Donald Trump to Russia is “a step towards war” with the same. He wrote it on X Dmitry Medvedev, deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council, commenting on the announcement of the American president on his intention to reduce the time granted to Moscow to get to peace with Ukraine from 50 to 10-12 days. “Russia is not Israel and not even Iran,” writes Medvedev, who adds: “Every new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine but with its own country ». “Do not walk on the Sleepy Joe road,” he concludes referring to the former US president Biden.