Russia ignores Trump's brutal 10-day threat with violent strikes on Ukraine
Trump issued the threat on his trip back from Scotland, where the president spoke to reporters on Air Force One.
'Ten days from today – then you know we're going to put on tariffs and stuff,' Trump said.
'And I don't know if it's going to affect Russia because he wants to, obviously, probably keep the war going.'
'But we're going to put on tariffs and the various things that you put up; it may or may not affect them, but it could.'
According to President Zelensky and regional officials, at least 27 people have been killed in the latest Russian air attacks on Ukraine.
The attacks followed Trump's new deadline and continue to escalate the Ukraine-Russia war.
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