President Donald J Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced a new plan to get arms to Ukraine by having NATO member countries give arms to Ukraine and replace their arms by buying them from the U.S. The President also informed Putin he has 50 days to come to a ceasefire agreement or face stiff tariff retaliation. Putin has responded by launching a major missile and drone assault on Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin unleashes huge attack on Ukraine day after Donald Trump’s ’50 days’ threat | World | News– www.express.co.uk
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Russian forces pounded cities across Ukraine overnight in a massive barrage of missiles and drones — just 24 hours after US President Donald Trump warned Vladimir Putin he had 50 days to strike a peace deal or face devastating tariffs. Explosions rocked Kyiv and multiple other regions in the early hours of July 16, with Ukraine’s Air Force issuing repeated warnings of drone and missile strikes across the country, including western oblasts far from the front lines.
The onslaught came after Mr Trump gave Moscow what critics described as an extended window to continue its bombing campaign. Speaking on July 15, he said: “I didn’t think 50 days is very long,” when asked why he had not imposed immediate sanctions on Russia. In Kharkiv, at least 17 explosions were recorded in just 20 minutes, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. A civilian enterprise in the city’s Kyivskyi district was hit by Shahed drones, sparking fires and injuring at least three people.
Further south, in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, the city of Kryvyi Rih was struck by waves of drones, causing widespread power outages, reported the Kyiv Independent. A 17-year-old boy was reported injured, said Oleksandr Vilkul, head of the city’s military administration.
Vinnytsia Oblast was also targeted in the overnight barrage. Eight people were wounded and hospitalised following drone strikes which set two industrial facilities ablaze and damaged four residential buildings, according to the State Emergency Service.
