President Donald Trump’s ultimatum to Russia to accept a peace deal in Ukraine within 50 days or face bruising sanctions has given the Kremlin extra time to pursue its summer offensive.

President Trump has effectively handed Vladimir Putin an extraordinary green light: 50 days to finish off his brutal summer offensive in Ukraine before facing any consequences.

Daniel Martindale, a U.S. citizen who helped the Kremlin target Ukrainian troops and was then spirited out of eastern Ukraine by Russian special forces, has received a Russian passport in Moscow. Russian state television broadcast a report on Tuesday showing Martindale,

The Kremlin said U.S. President Donald Trump signaled to Ukraine that it should continue the war after he said he would send more weapons to Kyiv and threatened Russia with secondary sanctions unless it makes peace.

Russia launched four missiles and 136 drones into Ukraine overnight into Monday morning, according to Ukraine's air force.

The US president says he is "disappointed" in Putin and will be sending "top-of-the-line" weapons to Ukraine, via Nato.

Trump said the United States would put secondary tariffs on countries that do business with Russia if a peace deal is not reached in 50 days.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker joins the ‘Brian Kilmeade Show’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s updated strategy for the Russia-Ukraine war and what it could mean for the path to peace.

Donald Trump’s remarks on Ukraine on Monday were far from the biggest announcement the US president could have made.