The Kremlin is sticking to its war demands, even as President Trump makes new threats of sanctions that would go into effect if Russian President Vladimir Putin does not agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine in less than 50 days.<\/p>\n
“Russia is ready to move swiftly. The most important thing for us is to achieve our goals. Our goals are clear, obvious, they have not changed. But the process does not depend on us alone,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said in an interview published<\/a> by Russian state news agency TASS.<\/p>\n Trump warned on July 14<\/a> that Russia had 50 days to agree to a deal, or the president said he was prepared to levy 100 percent economic sanctions targeting nations that do business with Russia.<\/p>\n The threat came on the same day Trump announced a deal with NATO to provide weapons to Ukraine.<\/p>\n The president has in recent weeks expressed increasing frustration with Putin as Moscow continues to fire missiles into Ukraine despite the White House\u2019s push for a ceasefire.<\/p>\n The White House doubled down on its position in a statement responding to Peskov\u2019s recent comments.<\/p>\n \u201cThe brutal Russia-Ukraine War was brought on by Joe Biden\u2019s incompetence, and it has gone on for far too long,\u201d White House spokesperson Anna Kelly said in a statement.<\/p>\n \u201cPresident Trump wants to stop the killing, which is why he is selling American-made weapons to NATO members and threatening Putin with biting tariffs and sanctions if he does not agree to a ceasefire,\u201d Kelly added.<\/p>\n