Headline Roundup • July 15th, 2025
Trump Threatens Tariffs on Russia, Increases Arms to Ukraine
Ukraine War,Donald Trump,Foreign Policy,Foreign Affairs,Weapons,Foreign Aid,Ukraine,Russia,Tariffs,Vladimir Putin,US Senate
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Updated 7/15/25 11:47am ET.
President Donald Trump threatened Russia with 100% tariffs if a peace agreement with Ukraine is not reached within 50 days. The Russian government rejected the threat as “unacceptable.” Trump also announced a plan for NATO allies to purchase weapons from the US to send to Ukraine.
Weapons Deal: The deal would include sending Patriot missile systems and, potentially, offensive weapons. Trump expressed his frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday: “There’s times I’d get home. I’d say, ‘First lady, I had the most wonderful talk with Vladimir. I think we're finished.’ And then I'll turn on the television, or she'll say to me one time, ‘Wow, that’s strange because they just bombed a nursing home.’” Trump announced that the US would send more defensive weapons to Ukraine last week, after halting certain weapons shipments a week prior.
Tariff Threats: Trump’s threat to impose “very severe” tariffs on Russia follows a Senate-led effort to pass sanctions that would burden other countries with tariffs if they purchase Russian energy. This bipartisan bill, authored by Senators Lindsey Graham (R) and Richard Blumenthal (D), would impose a 500% tariff on any country that trades Russian gas, oil or petroleum if a peace deal is not reached.
How The Media Covered It: Outlets on the left covered the news with less negativity bias than when the US halted weapons shipments in early July, but Trump’s abrupt policy shifts were emphasized across the political spectrum. The Hill (Center bias) emphasized Trump’s changing policies towards Russia, while USA Today (Lean Left) focused on the contrast between Trump’s approach and the Senate-led sanctions effort. National Review News (Lean Right) also noted the contrast and Trump’s doubt about its necessity. BBC (Center) highlighted some conservative disapproval with the president.
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Russia will face severe sanctions and tariffs if the country does not sign a ceasefire deal to end the war with Ukraine in 50 days, a White House official confirmed to National Review. President Donald Trump made the announcement in the Oval Office Monday.
“We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days,” he said.
The U.S. will impose secondary tariffs on the country at 100 percent, he said. The secondary tariffs would place monetary sanctions on countries that trade with Russia.
The president...
President Trump said Monday he had brokered a deal to send more weapons to Ukraine without burdening the U.S., while threatening Russian President Vladimir Putin with new sanctions if there is no deal to end the war in 50 days.
Trump’s announcement marks a potential turning point for a president who had wanted to pull U.S. support from Ukraine and has repeatedly demonstrated favorable treatment to Putin despite Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor.
Under the deal, weapons would be sourced from NATO allies in Europe that just agreed to step up their...
President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin an ultimatum when he took office: Settle the war with Ukraine or brace for painful tariffs and ruinous sanctions.
Six months and a half dozen fruitless conversations later, Trump says he's ready to move forward. If a peace agreement has not been reached in 50 days, the U.S. president says he'll impose devastating economic punishments on Russia and its trading partners, as he turns his attention to resolving the war.
“We’re going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don’t have a deal in 50 days,” Trump said on July 14...
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