US President Donald Trump just reminded the world that his patience is wearing thin with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This week, Trump announced that he would reduce the deadline for Russia accepting an end to military operations from fifty days to ten days. “There’s no reason for waiting,” Trump said on Monday.

During his comments Monday alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in Scotland, Trump also mentioned two actions that he might take after that deadline: additional sanctions on Russia and major tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil or gas. Those are two useful steps, but the question that the White House should be asking is what steps might eventually force Putin to accept the compromise peace that Trump has advocated since before taking office.

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