MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Donald Trump has revised the deadline for a peace deal on Ukraine, the US and EU have signed a trade agreement, and a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand has been declared. These stories topped Tuesday's headlines across Russia.
On July 28, US President Donald Trump announced that the White House is revising the terms of its earlier ultimatum on concluding a "deal" on Ukraine under threats of introducing 100% secondary tariffs against Moscow and its trade partners. Trump said that now he is giving it 10-12 days, which means that the term is halved versus the initial 50 days he announced on July 14, when the approximate deadline fell on September 3.
The US is increasing pressure on Russia, possibly, influenced by Europe, believes Lev Sokolshchik, a researcher at the HSE Center for Comprehensive Economic and Social Studies. In his opinion, the Europeans may have convinced Trump after concluding a trade agreement which eased tensions between the US and the EU.
After the ultimatum’s deadline, Trump is unlikely to introduce 100% tariffs against third countries, including China, with which Washington is trying to resolve trade differences, believes Associate Professor at the Financial University under the Russian Government Alexander Kamkin. The US president is attempting to dominate information space with his threats, trying to make sure the situation unfolds in a way that benefits him. "Trump is irritated by the impossibility to become a ‘peacemaker’ while both Moscow and Kiev are ‘pursuing their own policy course’ without any prospects for the swift end of hostilities," he explained.
