ICYMI: Trump's Move For A Peace Deal In Ukraine
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🗓️ 15 July 2025
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Trump also promised new tariffs if a peace deal doesn't come in 50 days. New sanctions are on the table, too.
With NATO's secretary general, Mark Rutte, by his side, Trump also announced the U.S. would help Europe send more weapons to Ukraine. Under the arrangement, NATO would buy American weapons and pass them to Kyiv.
We discuss what U.S. support for Ukraine means for the conflict.
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| 0:35.7 | In the Oval Office on Monday, President Trump expressed frustration. |
| 0:42.6 | We want to see it end. And I'm disappointed in President Putin because I thought we would have had a deal two months ago, but it doesn't seem to get there. So based on that, we're |
| 0:47.6 | going to be doing secondary tariffs if we don't have a deal on 50 days. It's very simple. |
| 0:51.8 | And they'll be at 100%. And that's the way it is. It can be more simple. |
| 0:57.1 | It's just the way it is. I hope we don't have to do it. |
| 0:59.6 | Trump was referring to the fact that Russia hasn't agreed to a peace deal with Ukraine. |
| 1:04.5 | He also promised new tariffs if a peace deal doesn't come in 50 days. New sanctions are on the table, too. |
| 1:10.5 | With NATO's Secretary General |
| 1:12.1 | Mark Ruda by his side, Trump also announced the U.S. would help Europe send more weapons to Ukraine. |
| 1:18.3 | Under the arrangement, NATO would buy American weapons and pass them to Kiev. We discuss what this all |
| 1:23.5 | means for the conflict with Idris Ali. He's a national security correspondent covering the |
| 1:28.2 | Pentagon for Reuters. He joins us after the break. And be sure to stay up to date with all the |
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| 1:39.1 | Support for NPR and the following message comes from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. |
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| 1:56.1 | Idris, welcome back. Thanks for having me. |
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