Trump tightens the screws on Putin: what will be the consequences of the new ultimatum?

The ten-day ultimatum to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is dictated by the personal ambitions of US President Donald Trump. However, if the “hellish sanctions” are fully implemented, it will significantly increase the pressure on the Kremlin and change the situation on the front.

This was stated on the air of “Pryamoy” by Oleg Shamshur, a diplomat, former ambassador to the USA and France.

“50 days was ridiculous to call it an ultimatum, it was about nothing at all. 10 days is more like an ultimatum. And obviously, this indicates that Trump’s anger at Putin’s behavior and his understanding of the negative consequences it has for his reputation are growing, which is why we see this reaction,” Shamshur noted.

At the same time, he expressed his belief that all these measures announced by the US president are dictated only by Putin’s disregard for Trump’s ego. “That is, this is a blow to Trump’s reputation, to his ego, to his vision of his place in world politics. And this is a rather fragile basis for action to try to influence Putin’s behavior and “tighten the screws,” the diplomat added.

Shamshur also commented on the reality of the application of “hell sanctions”, emphasizing that everything will depend on whether Trump is consistent in his pressure on China and India.

“If you look at the announced measures, it looks important, but sanctions in this direction will not be effective, because the volume of trade with Russia in the United States is small. Much more important are secondary sanctions, that is, against those who help the Russian economy stay afloat and the military machine function. First of all, these are China and India, as well as countries such as Brazil, Turkey, Kazakhstan,” the former ambassador explains.

“That is, whether Trump will be ready to apply these “hellish sanctions”, these tariffs that are in the bill, is quite difficult to say. Everything will depend on whether Trump will be consistent in his pressure on China and India. This can really change the situation, even the military one. And here it is very important that this goes in parallel with the implementation of this idea of Europeans purchasing American weapons. It seems to be in the works, but everything needs to happen quickly enough. If we see both the first and second, then we can really say that this will change the situation… But there is no one hundred percent certainty,” diplomat Oleg Shamshur summed up.

As a reminder, on July 28, US President Donald Trump announced a new deadline for Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to achieve a ceasefire in Ukraine. He gave Putin 10-12 days to resolve the issue of Ukraine. In addition, Donald Trump said that he was no longer interested in meeting with the Kremlin dictator .

In addition, Trump said that in case of refusal, Washington would introduce new economic restrictions , including tariffs. At the same time, he admitted that the war would last longer than expected. The day before, the Trump administration announced that it would introduce secondary sanctions and tariffs against Russia if a ceasefire is not achieved in Ukraine within 50 days.

In response to Trump’s threats to impose sanctions against Russia within 10 days if it does not begin to take real steps towards peace in Ukraine, the Kremlin responded that Russia “has been living under a huge number of sanctions for quite some time,” and the country’s economy “operates under significant restrictions.”

Later, information emerged that US President Donald Trump wanted to agree to end Russia’s war against Ukraine by August 8 .

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