War will continue: Kremlin responds to Trump’s shortened Russia ultimatum
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that U.S. President
Donald Trump’s July 28 remarks — in which he announced a shorter deadline for
Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine — had been “noted” by the Russian
leadership. His comments were reported by the Russian state-run propaganda
agency Interfax.
“The ‘special military operation’ continues,” Peskov told
regime-aligned media, claiming that Russia remains committed to a peace process
aimed at settling the conflict while safeguarding its interests “during the
settlement process.”
With that statement, the spokesman made clear that Russia’s
war against Ukraine will go on.
On July 28, Trump said he was “very disappointed” in Russian
dictator Vladimir Putin and planned to shorten the 50-day deadline he had
previously set for Moscow to agree to end the war.
He declared that the new deadline for Russia would be “10 or
12 days.”
Earlier, Trump had threatened to impose 100% tariffs on
Russian goods and introduce secondary sanctions on countries that continue
purchasing Russian oil if Moscow refuses to strike a deal.
Reacting to Trump’s latest statements, analysts at the
Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said Putin is unlikely to concede any of
his war aims unless forced to do so by major Ukrainian victories on the
battlefield.
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