Donald Trump has threatened Russia with “very severe tariffs​” should it fail to reach a cease-fire deal with Ukraine within 50 days, signaling a hardened U.S. stance as the war enters a volatile new phase.

US President Donald Trump has announced the US will send "top-of-the-line weapons" to Ukraine via Nato countries, while also threatening Russia with severe tariffs if a deal to end the war is not reached within 50 days.

I go home, I tell the First Lady, ‘You know, I spoke to Vladimir today, we had a wonderful conversation’,” Trump told reporters. “She said, ‘Oh really? Another city was just hit’.”