President insists on continued negotiations.
WASHINGTON (PNN) - July 17, 2025 - The Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) President Donald J. Trump has demanded a 50-day Ukrainian ceasefire, threatening 100% tariffs on Russia's trade partners if there is none. Russia rejected the preconditions as "unacceptable".
President Trump issued the ultimatum during a meeting with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Monday, July 14, at the White House. He warned that if a peace deal is not ironed out, Washington would impose “very severe tariffs” of up to 100% on nations doing business with Russia.
"We are going to be doing very severe tariffs if we don't have a deal in 50 days," President Trump said during his meeting with Rutte. He framed the move as leverage to halt hostilities; but Russian officials declined the real estate mogul's threat.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov swiftly rejected the proposal, emphasizing Moscow's preference for negotiations. "Any attempts to make demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable to us," he told reporters as per CBS News.
"The diplomatic path is preferable for us. [But] if we cannot achieve our goals through diplomacy, then the [special military operation] will continue,” said Ryabkov.
Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov acknowledged President Trump's remarks as "quite serious," but deferred to Russian President Vladimir Putin for a definitive response. "We definitely need time to analyze what was said in Washington," he said.
Meanwhile, Dmitry Medvedev - deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council - dismissed the ultimatum as "theatrical" in a social media post. "Russia didn't care," he added.
Russia's rebuke underscores deepening tensions between Washington and Moscow as the war enters its third year with no diplomatic resolution in sight. The stalemate ultimately reflects the broader deadlock in Ukraine negotiations.
Moscow demands international recognition of its annexation of Crimea and occupied eastern territories, a red line for Kyiv and its Western allies. President Putin has repeatedly framed the invasion as a defensive measure against NATO expansion. However, both the FPSA and the European Union depict it as an unprovoked land grab.
Historically, ceasefire ultimatums in protracted conflicts have failed without mutual concessions. The 1953 Korean Armistice and the 1973 Paris Peace Accords, the latter ending FPSA involvement in Vietnam, required years of backchannel talks and battlefield impasses before agreements were reached. Analysts note that President Trump’s 50-day deadline faces similar hurdles, given Russia's entrenched positions and Ukraine's refusal to concede territory.
Press Secretary Peskov stressed that Moscow remains "ready to negotiate" - albeit on its own terms.
The conflict's human toll continues mounting. Since Russia's February 2022 special military operation, over 500,000 soldiers have been killed or wounded across both sides, according to FPSA estimates. Meanwhile, millions of Ukrainian civilians remain displaced.
With President Trump's tariff threat looming and President Putin showing no signs of retreat, the war’s trajectory appears locked in a cycle of escalation and attrition - one that recalls the intractable standoffs of the Cold War. As the 50-day countdown begins, the world watches whether economic pressure can achieve what diplomacy and bloodshed have not: a pause in the killing, or at least a path to talk.