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 some believe will be crippling sanctions.
On Wednesday night, President Trump tossed a barb at Moscow on his Truth Social platform, calling Dmitri Medvedev the “failed former Russian president” who had better “watch his words.”
Medvedev had warned Tuesday, in the wake of Trump setting his new deadline, that “Russia isn't Israel or even Iran” and so “Each new ultimatum is a threat and a step towards war. Not between Russia and Ukraine, but with (Trump's) own country.”
That led to Trump firing back in a post to Truth Social.
The above statement came just hours after Trump imposed a 25% tariff plus "penalty" on India, set to take effect Augus…
