Charles Maynes

Trump said he's cutting short a 50-day deadline for the Kremlin to agree to a peace deal, saying Russia has less than two weeks to wind down its war in Ukraine or face huge new economic penalties.

Russia and Ukraine held a third round of peace talks in Istanbul, Turkey on Wednesday. But despite warnings by President Trump to impose sanctions on Russia, the two sides failed to make any significant progress towards a ceasefire agreement.

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The two sides made little progress toward a ceasefire — despite President Trump's threats of harsh new economic penalties on Moscow should it fail to agree to a deal by early September.

President Trump says his conversations with Russia's Putin have led him to doubt Putin's interest in a ceasefire. Now, Trump has threatened harsh measures if Russia doesn't make a peace deal.

President Trump threatened to punish Russia with heavy tariffs on countries that trade with Moscow if the Kremlin fails to reach a ceasefire deal with Ukraine, while promising Kyiv weapons.

NATO's secretary general heads to Washington Monday for meetings with President Trump. The visit comes as Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russia over its war in Ukraine.

Officials from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday failed to reach a ceasefire but agreed to exchange more prisoners.

For several days now, President Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the slow progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday and claimed progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. But Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire.