US President Donald Trump has allowed for the possibility of introducing secondary sanctions against Russia earlier than the 50-day deadline he previously announced. Source: Trump speaking to journalists on 25 July,

Negotiators for the warring sides in Istanbul appeared to make little progress on ceasefire terms or a possible summit between their presidents – with their meeting ending after less than an hour.

Ukrainian drones hit Russia's Sochi resort while Russian forces bombarded Odessa's residential areas and historic Pryvoz market, hours after ceasefire talks collapsed.

In the middle of July, US President Donald Trump gave the Kremlin an ultimatum: agree to a peaceful cessation to the war in Ukraine in 50 days or face the prospect of Washington imposing 100 percent tariffs on Russia,

The US does not rule out imposing secondary sanctions on Russia. Such restrictions could come sooner than 50 days, said US President Donald Trump during a conversation with journalists. Trump was asked whether he plans to introduce secondary sanctions against Russia.

It was the first time since taking office that Trump has said he wants to maintain the treaty's limits on strategic nuclear weapons deployments when it expires on February 5. "When you take off nuclear restrictions, that's a big problem," Trump said.

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed at least 12 civilians and injured more than 120 others. In the eastern Donetsk oblast, or province, systematic shelling and glide bombs killed six non-combatants and wounded 44 others.

Republican leaders said they were ready to vote as soon as this month on punishing penalties against Moscow but have paused after President Trump threatened to act unilaterally within weeks.

Ukraine’s top military commander Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky called on President Trump to provide long-range missiles capable of attacking deep into Russia to cripple Moscow’s war machine.

The shift to a foreign military sales model is explicitly intended to invigorate the U.S. defense industrial base.