Trump reveals what will happen after his ultimatum expires

The United States will impose new sanctions against Russia if a ceasefire in Ukraine is not reached by August 8, when the ten-day ultimatum expires,  US President Donald Trump told reporters.

"There will be sanctions, but they seem to be doing a pretty good job of avoiding them. You know, they're a smart bunch and they've been pretty good at avoiding them, so we'll see what happens," the Republican said.

This is how the US President answered the question of what will happen on August 8 if an agreement on a ceasefire in Ukraine is not reached.

Trump announced in mid-July that if there was no progress in resolving the conflict in Ukraine within 50 days, the US would impose secondary duties on countries that buy hydrocarbons from Russia. He later shortened the ultimatum to ten days, until August 8. US Permanent Representative to the UN John Kelly specified that the conflict between Russia and Ukraine should be stopped by that time.

The US President expressed dissatisfaction with both sides of the conflict. At the same time, he acknowledged that the new restrictions could prove ineffective.

Russia considers Western sanctions illegal. The Kremlin said Moscow had developed a “certain immunity” to such restrictions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking about Trump's "disappointment", noted that "all disappointments arise from excessive expectations." "In order to approach the issue peacefully, we need to have detailed conversations. And not in public, but this needs to be done calmly, in the quiet of the negotiating process," he said. Putin assessed the negotiations with Ukraine in Istanbul (three rounds have taken place since May) positively.

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