President Trump has effectively handed Vladimir Putin an extraordinary green light: 50 days to finish off his brutal summer offensive in Ukraine before facing any consequences.

US President Donald Trump assured that he is allegedly not taking sides in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine, the American leader said during a conversation with journalists. Journalists asked Trump whether he has taken Ukraine's side in the war with Russia.

President Donald Trump is downplaying the possibility of sending Ukraine long-range weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russian air offensive.

Russia's defense ministry said it had destroyed 55 Ukrainian drones in an overnight attack. Meanwhile, EU foreign ministers were meeting in Brussels to talk Ukraine support and sanctions on Russia. DW has more.

As Trump demands a deal to end the Ukraine war in 50 days, Russia's deputy foreign minister says "demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable."

Ukraine's air force said Russia targeted several regions overnight with 267 drones, of which around 200 were Shahed attack drones and the rest decoys. The air force said it shot down or otherwise suppressed 244 drones. Twenty-three drones impacted across seven locations, with falling debris reported in nine locations, the air force said.

To appreciate the dramatic shift in President Donald Trump’s policy towards Ukraine, consider two scenes in the Oval Office, months apart:

P resident Donald Trump issued a chilling warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin, a day after he threatened to impose severe secondary tariffs on Moscow if they failed to reach an end to the war with Kyiv in 50 days.

I am very disappointed with President Putin,” Trump said July 13. “I thought he was somebody that meant what he said."