Trump issues veiled threat to Russia as war of words heats up between nuclear-armed superpowers

Unexplained power and cellphone outages reported across Russia could signal we are entering a new phase of the war

The geopolitical headline of the week, as noted by Zero Hedge, among other outlets, was President Trump making clear that if Russia can't reach a ceasefire agreement with Ukraine within 10 days, secondary sanctions will follow.

That means Friday, August 8, is the new deadline for Russia to either capitulate to Trump’s demands for a ceasefire or face what…