The United States will not strictly adhere to the terms of Trump's ultimatum to Moscow — State Department

The 50-day deadline announced by US President Donald Trump, which is given to Russia to end the armed conflict on Ukraine, is not a strictly fixed time period.

This statement was made during a briefing in Washington by US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce. Her speech is published by the press service of the American department. The speaker explained that the issue of the allotted time will be assessed "as the negotiation process develops."

"In the words of the president about the time period, we can talk about any part of it, which has already been observed on one occasion. If real negotiations begin and they move forward, then everything can change quickly," Bruce said.

Recall that a week ago Donald Trump said that he was "very unhappy with Russia." He threatened Moscow with 100 percent tariffs if a peaceful settlement of the conflict is not reached within 50 days. Ukraine.

It was also assumed that similar duties could be imposed on imports from countries that buy Russian oil.

As EADaily reported, after that, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called Trump's statements a "decorative ultimatum" that Russia did not even notice.