From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / July 29, 2025
As Trump shortens Putin’s deadline to 10-12 days, Russian forces continue battlefield advances while diplomatic incidents multiply across Europe’s eastern frontier
Summary of the Day – July 28, 2025
President Donald Trump’s growing frustration with Vladimir Putin crystallized into action on July 28, as the American leader dramatically shortened his peace ultimatum from 50 days to just 10-12 days, declaring “I already know the answer” to Russian intentions. The announcement came as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proclaimed Russia was “fighting alone against the entire West,” while Russian forces launched 324 drones and multiple missiles against Ukrainian cities, ignoring previous ceasefire pledges. Against this backdrop of escalating military pressure, Ukraine secured vital defensive reinforcements with 11 additional IRIS-T air defense systems promised by Germany, continued energy sector preparations with a Hr.4.7 billion loan to Naftogaz, and marked the solemn third anniversary of the Olenivka prison massacre that killed over 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war.
The Shrinking Clock: Trump’s Ultimatum Loses Its Generosity
Standing alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Scotland’s Turnberry golf club, President Trump delivered his starkest warning yet to Vladimir Putin, slashing the Russian leader’s negotiation deadline from 50 days to a mere 10-12 days. The dramatic reduction reflected Trump’s mounting exasperation with Putin’s duplicity—speaking of peace while continuing to rain missiles on Ukrainian cities.
“We thought we had that settled numerous times, and then President Putin goes out and starts launching rockets into some city like Kyiv and kills a lot of people in a nursing home or whatever,” Trump stated, his tone betraying frustration with Putin’s pattern of promising one thing while doing another.
Voice of Ukraine 