The US is threatening Moscow with financial consequences if a deal to end the Ukraine war is not reached within 50 days.

President Trump threatened to impose an additional "100%" tariff on Russian goods if the war in Ukraine isn't ended within 50 days, on top of all the other sanctions and restrictions on Russia. Trump told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a WH meeting on Monday.

Congress is on the verge of passing the most consequential sanction package in the history of the country,” Senator Lindsey Graham stated on CBS, as the U.S. heads towards what he terms a “record level” of military aid to Ukraine.

Kazakhstan, whose close ties with Russia and China have made it a significant regional player in Central Asia, has said it is ready to reach a compromise with the Trump administration over tariffs due to take effect next month.