From: Transform Ukraine By Douglas Landro / July 31, 2025
As President Trump cuts Putin’s deadline to just 10 days and imposes tariffs on India, Ukraine’s parliament races against time to restore anti-corruption agencies while Russia continues its relentless assault with over 10,000 documented chemical attacks
Summary of the Day – July 30, 2025
The diplomatic chess match between Washington and Moscow intensified dramatically as President Donald Trump shortened his ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, demanding meaningful peace negotiations by August 8 or face crushing sanctions. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s political establishment found itself in crisis mode as parliament scrambled to secure enough votes to restore the independence of anti-corruption agencies gutted just a week earlier. The day’s grim military reality emerged through Ukraine’s Security Service documentation of over 10,000 Russian chemical weapons attacks since the invasion began, while Russian forces struck a Ukrainian training facility, killing three soldiers and prompting calls to move military instruction underground.
The Impatient Deal-Maker: Trump Cuts Putin’s Lifeline to Ten Days
President Donald Trump’s frustration with Vladimir Putin reached a boiling point on July 29, as he abandoned his previous 50-day deadline and gave the Russian leader just ten more days to engage in meaningful negotiations. The ultimatum, now set for August 8, came with stark warnings of tariffs and secondary sanctions against Russia’s economic partners.
“I’m very disappointed in President Putin — very disappointed,” Trump declared, acknowledging he had received “no response” from the Kremlin regarding his earlier deadlines. The American president assessed that Putin aims to seize “the whole” of Ukraine and “probably” wants to “keep the war going.”
US Department of State Spokesperson Tammy Bruce hinted that Trump might act even sooner than August 8, noting that the president “pretty much knows what the situation is.” The threat gained immediate credibility when Trump announced a 25 percent tariff on Indian imports starting Friday, specifically targeting New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian military equipment and energy.
“Remember, while India is our friend, we have done relatively little business with them because their tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the world,” Trump posted on Truth Social, calling India’s trade barriers “strenuous and obnoxious.”
Moscow’s Defiant Response: Economic Immunity Claims Ring Hollow
Kremlin officials responded to Trump’s pressure with predictable bluster, though their claims of economic resilience increasingly contradicted reality. Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov dismissed Trump’s threats, claiming the Russian economy had developed “immunity” to sanctions after operating under them for “quite some time.”
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