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What Trump's Growing Frustration With Russia Means for U.S. Policy

Jul 11, 2025 | 15:31 GMT

A Ukrainian soldier works on an AN/TWQ-1 Avenger anti-aircraft missile system on Nov. 28, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian soldier works on an AN/TWQ-1 Avenger anti-aircraft missile system on Nov. 28, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Despite growing frustration with Russia, the Trump administration is highly unlikely to dramatically ramp up pressure in a way that significantly alters the Kremlin's calculus, meaning major progress in peace talks will remain unlikely until at least later this year as Russian troops continue to press their summer offensive. On July 10, U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with NBC News that the United States had reached a deal with NATO leaders in which allies would purchase U.S. military systems, including crucial Patriot air defenses, and then transfer them to Ukraine; Trump also floated that he would have ''a major statement to make on Russia on Monday.'' The disclosures came after multiple signs in recent days that Trump is becoming increasingly frustrated with Russian President Vladimir Putin personally and with Russia's attacks in Ukraine. On July 8, Trump publicly inveighed against Putin, saying he has been throwing a...

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