Trump Ramps Up “Shock & Awe” – Russia, Watch Out!
From 50‑Day Ultimatum to Tight 10‑Day Deadline
What’s Happening? The President has moved two nuclear submarines right up next to Russia, setting the stage for a showdown that’s less “Hulk Smash” and more “Sub‑USA.” Within days, secondary sanctions will slam Moscow’s oil exports, slashing the revenue the Kremlin keeps to fund its campaign in Ukraine.
- 50‑Day Ultimatum: Trump demanded that Russia pull the plug on the war. But the message got short‑shrunk to a 10‑day countdown—“I’ve got no patience for talks, only action.”
- Billion‑Dollar Oil Revenue: Russia’s oil funds a war machine that could be crippled by the sanctions, hit “in less than a week.”
- Submarine Strategy: Two nuclear subs positioned near Russian waters—ready to keep the pressure on.
- No Diplomacy: Trump explicitly says, “I’m not interested in talking” with Putin during this heat‑up.
The Bottom Line
In the grand tradition of drama, the US is putting Russia on the shock and awe list. With Chinese and Russian side‑kick, this high‑stakes play-strip is rewriting the rules of a recent confrontation. Brace for impact!
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Trump Fires Another Warning Shot at Putin
President Donald J. Trump didn’t beat around the bush. “We thought we had got this settled,” he told the nation, “but then President Vladimir Putin starts launching rockets into someone’s city—like Kyiv—and ends up decimating people in… a nursing home or something.” The shot was unmistakable: a fresh barbed-wire alert on Moscow’s arm’s length.
The Counter‑Strike: Sanctions & Tariffs
- Senator Jim Risch (Senate Foreign Relations chair) rolled out the plan: a 100 % tariff on anybody buying Russian oil including big‑iron China and indisputably India. “When secondary sanctions hit, it’s going to be shock and awe. Things are going to change dramatically,” he told The Telegraph.
- Republican lawmakers had been chewing over a 500 % tariff on Russia’s allies. Trump chopped it down to 100 %—perhaps to keep the option open to ramp it up later.
- Meanwhile, Trump, on Truth Social, mused: “Remember, India’s a friend, but we’ve done far too little business with them because their tariffs are sky‑high and their trade barriers are… let’s just say, a bit formidable.” “They also buy a ton of their military gear from Russia, and they’re Russia’s biggest energy customer (right after China). All of that while the world is begging Russia to stop the carnage in Ukraine—nice story, right?” “India will face a 25 % tariff plus extra penalties starting August 1, folks. Stay tuned, MAGA!”
Russia’s Response
The Kremlin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, shot back, saying the U.S. “has been living under a large number of sanctions for quite some time.” “Our economy operates under heavy restrictions, so naturally we’ve built a certain immunity to it,” he added.
Deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, delivered a harder line: “Trump’s playing the ultimatum game—50 days or 10. He needs to remember two things. First, Russia isn’t Israel or even Iran. Second, every new ultimatum is a threat, a step toward war— not for Russia and Ukraine, but with Trump’s own country. Don’t take the sleepy‑Joe route!”
Foreign Minister Maria Zakharova weighed in with a philosophical twist: “No threat ever helps the process of normalization. A law of nature—if there are threats, they shouldn’t foster a peaceful resolution. If normalization is to happen, threats should fade into history.”
Bottom Line
It was a game of chicken: Trump threatens the Kremlin with a 100 % oil tariff and a 25 % Indian tariff, Russia chews back about its entrenched immunity, and both sides warn that the impostor game might just spill into full-blown war—if the U.S. keeps shoving the point. Stay tuned; the next move could be as heated as a Putin‑punched rocket blast.
