Jennifer Kavanagh, Responsible Statecraft. (2025-07-17). Trump's 50-Day Deadline Threat Against Putin Will Backfire. popularresistance.org In the first six months of his second term, President Donald Trump has demonstrated his love for three things: deals, tariffs, and ultimatums. | He got to combine these passions during his Oval Office meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Monday. Only moments after the two leaders announced a new plan to get military aid to Ukraine, Trump issued an ominous 50-day deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire. "We're going to be doing secondary tariffs if we don't have a deal within 50 days," Trump told the assembled reporters. | The threat is unlikely to change Putin's calculus…