The move means Trump is walking back the 50-day deadline he set this month in response to Russia's continued bombing of Ukrainian cities.

U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear that he wants a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine by August 8, the United States told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday. “Both Russia and Ukraine must negotiate a ceasefire and durable peace.

After August 8, Donald Trump's new devastating tariffs and sanctions will leave Russia without friends or trading partners, effectively cutting off its ability to finance the war, states US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker in an interview with Newsmax TV.