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U.S. President Donald Trump obtained snippy with reporters on Monday after asserting his menace to impose 100% “secondary” tariffs on Moscow if it doesn’t attain a ceasefire settlement with Kyiv in 50 days.

During the convention alongside NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and different prime officers, the president was requested by a reporter how far he’s keen to go in response to an escalation by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine.

Trump responded: “Don’t ask a question like that.”

The president’s frustrated response comes as he has expressed growing anger with Putin’s prolonging of the battle and incapacity to attain a peace deal in a main U-turn on his strategy to the battle, which has entered its third 12 months following Russia‘s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Doubling-down on his latest criticism’s of Putin, Trump stated during the Monday convention: “[I] talk to him a lot… about getting this done. My conversations with him are always very pleasant. Very lovely conversation. And then the missiles go off that night.”

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The president also confirmed during the Monday convention that he struck a deal to manufacture and ship weapons to NATO, which shall be given to Kyiv, after revealing the week prior that an settlement had been reached.

“We made a deal today where we are going to be sending them weapons and they’re gonna be paying for them,” Trump stated. “The United States will not be having any payment made. We’re not buying it but we will manufacture it and they will be paying for it.”

Asked to make clear why he gave a 50-day deadline, Trump advised reporters: “I think it’s a very short period of time. I have been involved in this not very long. This is a Biden war, a Democrat war, not a Republican or Trump war.”

The convention was held after Trump met with Rutte on Monday morning as tensions escalate in Ukraine, with 4 killed earlier in the day in Ukraine‘s Sumy area by Russian airstrikes, and hope for a ceasefire dwindles to the growing ire of Trump.

Trump alluded to a weapons deal with NATO final week after going through fierce criticism following a weapons cargo to Kyiv being halted, a transfer met with applause by Putin but subject to criticism by U.S. lawmakers across the aisle.

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Last week, Trump turned up the heat on Putin, saying he “talks nice but then he bombs everybody in the evening,” making clear his frustration with Putin’s prolonging of battle, which has entered its third 12 months following Russia‘s full-scale invasion in February 2022.

Meanwhile, Washington officers have been working to negotiate new arms offers with Kyiv. U.S. envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and had a “productive” dialogue about protection.

The assembly got here after Trump hinted that he would ship Patriot missile protection systems to Kyiv.

Yet, the president appeared to waver Monday morning before the announcement, venting his frustrations about the U.S. being “ripped off” on Truth Social.

“Countries should sit back and say: thank you for the many-years-long free ride, but we know you now have to do what’s right for America. We should respond by saying: thank you for understanding the situation we are in. Greatly appreciated!” he wrote.

Trump had hinted final week that he can be making a “major statement” about Ukraine on Monday after publicly criticizing Putin’s handling of the battle.

“I’m disappointed in Russia, but we’ll see what happens over the next couple of weeks,” Trump advised NBC News final week. “I believe I’ll have a main assertion to make on Russia on Monday.”