Earlier this month, Trump said he had given Russia 50 days to reach a peace deal or face what he said would be "very severe" economic sanctions during a visit to Washington by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.

US President Donald Trump has stated that he will shorten the 50-day deadline he had previously set for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to reach a peace agreement in Russia's war against Ukraine. Source: Trump ahead of his meeting with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Turnberry,

President Trump, expressing disappointment with Putin over the Ukraine war, signalled that he will shorten his previously set 50-day deadline for ending the conflict.