Eastern Europe
'Each new ultimatum is a threat' — Russia responds to Trump's shortened Ukraine deal deadline
Kremlin officials have sought to appear unfazed by U.S. President Donald Trump's shortened timeline to reach a peace deal with Kyiv, accusing Trump of issuing ultimatums that amount to war mongering. "We have been living under a large number of sanctions for quite some time — our economy operates under heavy restrictions, so naturally, we have developed a certain immunity to it," Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told journalists on July 30, in response to Trump's threats of further tariffs on
